Built environment attributes may be related to cardio‐metabolic diseases (eg type 2
diabetes, heart disease and stroke) and their risk factors, potentially by influencing residents' …

In industrialized nations like the United States and Sweden, the vast majority of adults do not
meet the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes per week. 1 Inactive lifestyles put most …

Methods: From January to March 2017, we searched 13 databases to identify peer-reviewed
quantitative studies from all years that estimated associations between the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the individual, behavioral, social and built environment correlates
of body mass index (BMI) in an Australian adult population. METHOD: Using data from 2003 …

There is growing interest in the relation of built environments to physical activity, obesity, and
other health outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to test associations of …

This Review describes the relationship between urban and transport planning and the city
environment, the main cardiovascular risk factors (including physical activity, hypertension …

To evaluate the growing literature on the built environment and physical activity/obesity, we
conducted a review of review papers. Through a systematic search, we identified 36 reviews …

Objectives. We conducted a systematic review of the literature examining the relationship
between built environments (eg, parks, trails, sidewalks) and physical activity (PA) or obesity …

We investigated whether residential environment characteristics related to food
(unhealthful/healthful food sources ratio), walkability and public open spaces (POS; number …

Introduction Built environment attributes have been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD)
risk. Therefore, identifying built environment attributes that are associated with CVD risk is …