The moderating role of food cue sensitivity in the behavioral response of children to their neighborhood food environment: a cross-sectional study

摘要

BackgroundNeighborhood food cues have been inconsistently related to residents’ health, possibly due to variations in residents’ sensitivity to such cues. This study sought to investigate the degree to which children’s predisposition to eat upon exposure to food environment and food cues (external eating), could explain differences in strength of associations between their food consumption and the type of food outlets and marketing strategies present in their neighborhood.