Resumen de Food Availability as a Determinant of Weight Gain Among Renal Transplant Recipients.

Robin F Bloodworth, Kenneth Ward, George E. Relyea, Ann K Cashion

• Excessive weight gain is common after renal transplantation, but it is unknown whether environmental factors, such as food availability, contribute to this important clinical problem. We evaluated the effects of food availability (fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and grocery stores within 1, 2, and 3 mile buffers of transplant recipients' residences) on body mass index (BMI) change during the first year post-transplant. Participants (n?=?299) resided in Memphis, Tennessee. BMI increased by 1.42 units (p?