Retail food environment index

1. Retail food environment index raises the risk of colorectal cancer in humans (aHR 3.07 (95% CI 1.23 to 7.61)).

   “The Retail Food Environment Index was associated with an increased risk of CRC among participants residing in the fifth (wealthiest) nSES quintile (aHR 3.07 (95% CI 1.23 to 7.61) for Tertile 1 vs None”

   Humansfifth (wealthiest) nSES quintile, Tertile 1 vs None

   Neighbourhood environments, structural inequities, and colorectal cancer risk and mortality: analysis from the Southern Community Cohort Study

   BMJ open·7 Jul 2026

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1. Retail food environment index is associated with cardiac mortality in humans (β = 0.96 (95% CI, 0.60–1.34)).

   “RFEI showed a positive association with cardiac mortality in both univariate (β = 1.75; 95% CI, 1.25–2.24; P < 0.001) and multivariable analyses (β = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.60–1.34; P < 0.001).”

   Humansadjusted for socioeconomic indicators, racial/ethnic composition, health behaviours, metabolic risk factors, and food accessibilityn = 2,793

   What’s On Shelf Shapes What’s in Heart: Retail Food Environment and County-Level Cardiac Mortality in the United States, A Nationwide Ecological Study

   AHA Scientific Sessions 2025 abstract·3 Nov 2025