000123313 001__ 123313 000123313 005__ 20250206162312.0 000123313 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.123313 000123313 037__ $$a1203-2016-94803 000123313 037__ $$a1203-2016-96181 000123313 041__ $$aeng 000123313 245__ $$aAccess to Local Agriculture and Weight Outcomes 000123313 260__ $$c2012-04 000123313 269__ $$a2012-04 000123313 270__ $$mjoshua.berning@uconn.edu$$pBerning, Joshua P. 000123313 300__ $$a15 000123313 336__ $$aJournal Article 000123313 520__ $$aRecent studies examine the impact of the built environment on health outcomes such as obesity. Several studies find for certain populations that access to unhealthy food has a positive effect on obesity, whereas access to healthy choices has a negative effect. Given the growth and popularity of locally grown food, we examine how individual weight outcomes are affected by access to direct-to-consumer local food. After controlling for potential endogeneity, we find that greater access to local food has a negative association with individual weight outcomes. We also find a negative association with greater weight loss over a one-year period. These results provide evidence that local food access can have potential indirect benefits. 000123313 650__ $$aFood Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety 000123313 650__ $$aHealth Economics and Policy 000123313 6531_ $$alocal agriculture 000123313 6531_ $$aobesity 000123313 6531_ $$afood access 000123313 700__ $$aBerning, Joshua P. 000123313 773__ $$q57$$o71$$tAgricultural and Resource Economics Review$$j41$$k01$$dApril 2012 000123313 8564_ $$9c48afd78-5e4c-4174-a3e5-4fa6a2cadea2$$s309447$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/123313/files/berning%20-%20current.pdf 000123313 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/123313 000123313 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:123313$$pGLOBAL_SET 000123313 912__ $$nSubmitted by Liesl Koch (lkoch@arec.umd.edu) on 2012-05-08T19:07:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 berning - current.pdf: 309447 bytes, checksum: b484289ddefab159f54c88c07273b932 (MD5) 000123313 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2012-05-08T19:07:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 berning - current.pdf: 309447 bytes, checksum: b484289ddefab159f54c88c07273b932 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04 000123313 913__ $$aLicense granted by Liesl Koch (lkoch@arec.umd.edu) on 2012-05-08T19:04:25Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000123313 980__ $$a1203 000123313 982__ $$gAgricultural and Resource Economics Review> Volume 41, Number 1, April 2012