Impacts of neighborhood restaurant density on adults’ dietary quality: evidence from an IV-LASSO approach in China

The development of the restaurant industry has disrupted food consumption patterns, while evidence on how restaurants impact dietary quality remains limited and inconsistent. This study is one of the first to demonstrate a non-linear, inverted U-shaped relationship between local restaurant density a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Main Authors:	Yalin Tang, Maoran Zhu, Jian Zong, Xuyuan Zheng, Chengfang Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Subjects:	neighborhood restaurant environment food desert dietary diversity dietary quality diet balance index
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1530812/full