Chen M, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the spatial distribution of obesity and to assess the link between community food environment and obesity, and the disparities in magnitude and direction of this link across the US. Data analysis included data from 20,897 adults who participated in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study and finished a baseline assessment between January 2003 and October 2007. The appearance of higher body mass index (BMI) clusters were more likely in socioeconomically disadvantaged, rural, minority neighborhoods with a smaller population size, while those with lower BMI were more likely to be located in more affluent, urban neighborhoods with a higher proportion of non-Hispanic white residences. To achieve maximum effects on obesity prevention, geographically tailored public health interventions and policies are required to address unique local food environment issues.