Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to evaluate and emphasize
important findings in the recent literature regarding the socioeconomics of obesity. It is …

Over the past several decades, obesity has grown into a major global epidemic. In the
United States (US), more than two-thirds of adults are now overweight and one-third is …

Global warming and the obesity epidemic are two unprecedented challenges mankind faces
today. A literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO and …

Climate change and degradation of the environment are global problems associated with
many other challenges (eg, population increases, reduction of glaciers, and loss of critical …

Ridesharing can reduce the fuel consumed in noncommercial passenger highway vehicles
by grouping individuals into fewer vehicles and reducing the number of miles that vehicles …

Background Higher levels of sedentary behavior are associated with adverse health
outcomes. Over-reliance on private motor vehicles for transportation is a potential contributor …

Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this manuscript is to identify dietary and active
transport strategies that reduce greenhouse gases and obesity, and thereby mitigate the …

As an eco-friendly and convenient transportation mode, mobile internet-based carpooling
has achieved mushroom growth in many cities in recent years. Theoretical studies have …

Abstract Purpose of Review Traveling by automobile rather than walking or cycling can
encourage obesity by eliminating physical activity. As national obesity rates in the USA have …

In order to reduce energy use and cut emissions that contribute to climate change, countries
need to radically reinvent their fossil-fuel intensive transportation systems. As a major …