Planning policies to restrict fast food and inequalities in child weight in England: a quasi‐experimental analysis
Authors' conclusion
Restricting fast-food outlets in areas with a high concentration of such outlets as part of a package of policies to reduce childhood obesity may help to reduce prevalence and inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity.
Study context
- Population
- Children in England, National Child Measurement Programme data 2012–2020
- Comparison
- Gateshead planning policy restricting new fast-food outlets vs matched control areas
- Outcome
- Childhood overweight and obesity prevalence and its inequalities
Methodological detailsdifference-in-differences, propensity score matching
- Difference-in-differences
- Propensity score matching
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Population-level childhood overweight and obesity
- No significant change in Gateshead vs control areas
Further findings
| Outcome | Reduction (%) |
|---|---|
| Childhood overweight and obesity prevalence, subgroup: deprivation quintile with highest proportion of fast-food outletsStatistically significant; lower with Gateshead | 4.8 |
Original publication
Planning policies to restrict fast food and inequalities in child weight in England: a quasi‐experimental analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 23 October 2024. doi:10.
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