The obesity phenomenon in Malaysia is becoming increasingly worrying as it is closely
linked to deteriorating health consequences. There has in fact been a significant growth in …

Obesity in Malaysia has become increasingly worrying. Besides health behaviours,
perceived food and built environments have also been identified as influential factors on …

Purpose. Neighborhood built environments are related to obesity and physical activity (PA),
but inconsistently to sedentary behaviors. This study investigated the mediating effects of PA …

Purpose: The overall purpose of this study was to examine the strength, direction and shape
of the associations between perceived neighbourhood built environmental attributes and …

Background Ecological models of health behaviour are an important conceptual framework
to address the multiple correlates of obesity. Several single-country studies previously …

Background The escalating trend of obesity in Malaysia is surmounting, and the lack of
evidence on the environmental influence on obesity is untenable. Obesogenic …

The association between neighborhood-built environment and body mass index (BMI) is
well-characterized, whereas fewer studies have explored the mechanisms underlying the …

Background: Obesity and physical inactivity rates have reached epidemic levels in Canada,
but differ based on whether they are self-reported or directly measured. Canadian research …

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 …

Physical inactivity, obesity and diabetes are major public health problems and risk factors for
cardiovascular disease, a number one cause of death globally. There is growing evidence to …