Food and diet are critical risk factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). Food environments (FEs)
can contribute to disease risk, including CRC. This review investigated the link between FEs …

Over the last three decades, researchers have investigated population density and health
outcomes at differing scale. There has not been a systematic review conducted in order to …

Background: Living in neighborhoods with higher levels of walkability has been associated
with a reduced risk of obesity and higher levels of physical activity. Obesity has been linked …

Background Existing research suggests that physical access to food can affect diet quality
and thus obesity rates. When defining retail food environment (RFE) quantitatively, there is a …

Green space has been linked to colorectal cancer, but the evidence is still limited and
inconclusive. This review aimed to investigate the relationship between green space and …

Background Neighborhood environment has been associated with health behaviors.
Despite the evidence of the influence of neighborhood social and physical factors on cancer …

Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association
between neighborhood socioeconomic status (n-SES) and the risk of incidence and …

Background Unhealthy food environments may be associated with higher risks of
developing diet-related cancers, such as, colorectal cancer. We conducted an ecological …

The first epidemiologic study was conducted to prospectively examine the association
between Food Environment Index (FEI) and gastric cancer (GC) risk in the US. Surveillance …

Background Obesity may increase colorectal cancer (CRC) risk through mechanisms of
increased inflammation. Although BMI is the most used adiposity indicator, it may less …