This review critically summarizes the literature on neighborhood determinants of obesity and
proposes a conceptual framework to guide future inquiry. Thirty-seven studies met all …

Recent studies reveal disparities in neighborhood access to food and fitness facilities,
particularly in US cities; but few studies assess the effects of multiple neighborhood factors …

Neighborhood environments have received considerable attention in recent local, state, and
national obesity prevention initiatives, with a particular focus on food deserts, or areas with …

Using data from the 2003–2008 waves of the continuous National Health Nutrition
Examination Survey merged with the 2000 census and GIS-based data, this study …

Neighborhood characteristics have been associated with obesity, but less is known whether
relationships vary by race/ethnicity. This study examined the relationship between soda …

Objective This study used spatial statistical methods to test the hypotheses that county‐level
adult obesity prevalence in the United States is (1) regionally concentrated at significant …

We expand the search for modifiable features of neighborhood environments that alter
obesity risk in two ways. First, we examine residents' access to neighborhood retail food …

Biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors are unable to fully explain or curtail
the obesity epidemic. In this article we review research on the influence of the built …

Objective: To determine whether socioeconomic and food-related physical characteristics of
the neighbourhood are associated with body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) independently of …

Obesity in the United States does not affect all segments of the population equally. It is more
prevalent in deprived neighborhoods and among groups with lower education and incomes …