This article takes a new approach to studying food access. It combines environmental justice
analysis with systems thinking in an examination of the food environment of Detroit. The …

Background: Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made from food extracts or
constituents with little or no intact food and often containing additives that confer hyper …

Objectives. We examined the association between neighborhood convenience stores and
diet outcomes for 20 years of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study …

This study examined contributions of environmental and personal factors (specifically, food
availability and expense, daily hassles, self-efficacy, positive and negative affect) to within …

Objective To examine contributions of observed and perceived neighborhood characteristics
in explaining associations between neighborhood poverty and cumulative biological risk …

Objective: Despite theorizing that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology may
be exacerbated during the military-to-civilian transition, little research has delved into the …

Background Despite the high prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among
military veterans, there is a lack of knowledge about racial/ethnic differences. The current …

Background Fresh fruit and vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. Distance
to a supermarket has been associated with the ability to access fresh produce. Methods A …

Despite the numerous food studies conducted in Detroit, none have assessed changes in
the food landscape over a decade. No previous study has systematically analyzed food …

Studies aimed as measuring how local food environments (LFEs) might influence disease
progression and management are described in Chapters 4 and 5. This research has shown …