Geographical Fast-food Restaurant Density, Workplace Eating
Behaviors, and Obesity Among Firefighters
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Title
Geographical Fast-food Restaurant Density, Workplace Eating
Behaviors, and Obesity Among Firefighters
Behaviors, and Obesity Among Firefighters
Subject
Eating behaviors
Firefighters
Geographical fast-food restaurant density
Local food environment
Workplace obesity
Firefighters
Geographical fast-food restaurant density
Local food environment
Workplace obesity
Description
Obesity rates in the general population are influenced by the local food environment.
However, no epidemiological studies have examined how the food environment near the workplace may
influence obesity outcomes, especially for occupational groups like firefighters who have high obesity
prevalence. This article investigates the direct and indirect pathways between geographical fast-food
restaurant density (GFFRD) and obesity among 227 professional firefighters.
Methods: We used three clinically assessed obesity measures (body mass index, waist circumference, and
body fat percent) as outcome variables and self-reported eating habits as mediating variables collected
with a firefighter-specific questionnaire. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore
both direct and indirect pathways, acknowledging the exploratory nature of this analysis given the
limited foundational research in occupational fast-food density.
Results: We found a statistically significant but small indirect association between GFFRD and obesity
measures, mediated by organizational and individual-level eating behaviors, with potential implications
for occupational health at a population level.
Conclusions: The study findings contribute to the evidence on how the food environment near the
workplace influences obesity risk through eating behaviors. These insights may inform interventions
targeting dietary habits in firefighters and other shift workers to mitigate workplace-related obesity
risks.
However, no epidemiological studies have examined how the food environment near the workplace may
influence obesity outcomes, especially for occupational groups like firefighters who have high obesity
prevalence. This article investigates the direct and indirect pathways between geographical fast-food
restaurant density (GFFRD) and obesity among 227 professional firefighters.
Methods: We used three clinically assessed obesity measures (body mass index, waist circumference, and
body fat percent) as outcome variables and self-reported eating habits as mediating variables collected
with a firefighter-specific questionnaire. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore
both direct and indirect pathways, acknowledging the exploratory nature of this analysis given the
limited foundational research in occupational fast-food density.
Results: We found a statistically significant but small indirect association between GFFRD and obesity
measures, mediated by organizational and individual-level eating behaviors, with potential implications
for occupational health at a population level.
Conclusions: The study findings contribute to the evidence on how the food environment near the
workplace influences obesity risk through eating behaviors. These insights may inform interventions
targeting dietary habits in firefighters and other shift workers to mitigate workplace-related obesity
risks.
Creator
Javier Garcia Rivas 1,2,3,*,#, Margaret Whitley 2,4,#, BongKyoo Choi 2,3,5,#
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Publisher
1 Center for Transdisciplinary Research in Psychology, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico
2 School of Population & Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
3 Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
4 Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Research and Development Corporation (RAND), Santa Monica, CA, USA
5 Center for Work and Health Research, Irvine, CA, USA
2 School of Population & Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
3 Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
4 Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Research and Development Corporation (RAND), Santa Monica, CA, USA
5 Center for Work and Health Research, Irvine, CA, USA
Date
27 March 2025
Contributor
Fajar Bagus Wijanarko
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Language
ENGLISH
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TEXT
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Citation
Javier Garcia Rivas 1,2,3,*,#, Margaret Whitley 2,4,#, BongKyoo Choi 2,3,5,#, “Geographical Fast-food Restaurant Density, Workplace Eating
Behaviors, and Obesity Among Firefighters,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 13, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11905.
Behaviors, and Obesity Among Firefighters,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 13, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11905.