Studies exploring associations between neighbourhood environment and obesity often
overlook the fact that neighbourhoods are multi-dimensional and that the effects of one …

Abstract Effects of residential neighbourhood environments on health may vary across
geographical space, with differences in local contexts influencing how much a given …

The environment may lead to lower body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk by providing
opportunities to be physically active. However, while intuitively appealing, associations are …

Little research has investigated associations between a combined measure of the food and
physical activity (PA) environment, BMI (body-mass-index) and obesity. Cross-sectional data …

Canadian research examining the combined effects of social and built environments on
physical activity (PA) and obesity is limited. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Aims: This study investigates associations between the combined physical activity
environment and obesity and explores any sub-group effects by individual-level …

The built environment has been identified as a key factor for health intervention and obesity
prevention. However, it is still unclear to what extent the built environment is associated with …

Background The prevalence of adult obesity is escalating in most wealthy and middle
income countries. Due to the magnitude of this issue, research and interventions at the …

Background The built environment might be associated with development of obesity and
related disorders. We examined whether neighbourhood exposure to fast-food outlets and …

Objective The goal of this study was to investigate the association between neighborhood
socioeconomic status (NSES) and BMI and to what extent this association is moderated by …