Socioeconomic status (SES) has a measurable and significant effect on cardiovascular
health. Biological, behavioral, and psychosocial risk factors prevalent in disadvantaged …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review examines the current evidence about the ways in
which food insecurity relates to obesity in children and adolescents, examining diet and diet …

Context The prevalence of obesity increased in the United States between 1976-1980 and
1988-1994 and again between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000. Objective To examine trends in …

Increasingly, studies are focusing on the role the local food environment plays in residents'
ability to purchase affordable, healthy and nutritious foods. In a food desert, an area devoid …

Smart government is used to characterize activities that creatively invest in emergent
technologies coupled with innovative strategies to achieve more agile and resilient …

This study examined relationships among individual demographics, environmental features
(eg, fast food outlet density, park land use) of residential neighborhoods and activity spaces …

Background Social and environmental factors play an important role in the rising health care
burden of cardiovascular disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for chronic diseases including cardiovascular
disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer,,–. Limited access to healthy food options may …

Objectives. We examined whether physical proximity to supermarkets or supermarket price
was more strongly associated with obesity risk. Methods. The Seattle Obesity Study (SOS) …

Frequent consumption of simple carbohydrates, primarily in the form of dietary sugars, is
significantly associated with increased dental caries risk. Malnutrition (undernutrition or …