Environmental justice is concerned with an equitable distribution of environmental burdens.
These burdens comprise immediate health hazards as well as subtle inequities, such as …

Obesity arises from an imbalance between energy input and output 1 but in this commentary
we focus exclusively on environmental issues in energy intake in the developed world. Our …

How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the
ecosystems on which life depends? The evidence of diet's impact on public health and the …

Background Governments worldwide recommend daily consumption of fruit and vegetables.
We examine whether this benefits health in the general population of England. Methods Cox …

This Review examined socioeconomic inequalities in intakes of dietary factors associated
with weight gain, overweight/obesity among adults in Europe. Literature searches of studies …

Background: Factors underlying socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are not well
understood. This study contributes to our understanding of potential pathways to result in …

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 …

Background Socioeconomic and racial-ethnic disparities in health status across the United
States are large and persistent. Obesity rates are rising faster in black and Hispanic …

The current ecological approach in health behaviour research recognises that health
behaviour needs to be understood in a broad environmental context. This has led to an …

Differential access to healthy foods has been hypothesized to contribute to health
disparities, but evidence from low and middle-income countries is still scarce. This study …