Analysis by the Guardian has mapped fast food with social inequality and deprivation.
One of the key concerns is that access to fast food will increase obesity. See this useful blog posting by Public Health England
The UK Health Forum – Healthy places website has also considered the impact of the environment on public health and its website has a good set of links to useful reports and websites.
A useful mapping tool locates takeaways and fast food outlets by local region. The Food environment assessment tool (Feat) has been developed by CEDAR and the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. It allows for detailed exploration of the geography of food retail access across England.
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