Driving towards obesity: a systematized literature review on the association between motor vehicle travel time and distance and weight status in adults

GR McCormack, JS Virk - Preventive Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Higher levels of sedentary behavior are associated with adverse health
outcomes. Over-reliance on private motor vehicles for transportation is a potential contributor …

Targeting of stress response pathways in the prevention and treatment of cancer

J Zelenka, M Koncošová, T Ruml - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
The hallmarks of tumor tissue are not only genetic aberrations but also the presence of
metabolic and oxidative stress as a result of hypoxia and lactic acidosis. The stress activates …

Impact of changes in mode of travel to work on changes in body mass index: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

A Martin, J Panter, M Suhrcke, D Ogilvie - J Epidemiol Community …, 2015 - jech.bmj.com
Background Active commuting is associated with various health benefits, but little is known
about its causal relationship with body mass index (BMI). Methods We used cohort data from …

Disentangling the role of cars and transit in employment and labor earnings

MJ Smart, NJ Klein - Transportation, 2020 - Springer
We examine the relationship between transportation access on the one hand and
individuals' employment and labor earnings on the other. We improve on existing studies by …

Chemical composition and fatty acid content in lamb and adult sheep meat

A Junkuszew, P Nazar, M Milerski… - Archives Animal …, 2020 - aab.copernicus.org
The aim of the present study was to compare the chemical composition and fatty acid (FA)
content of the muscle tissues of lambs and adult sheep bred for meat production …

Comparing complex perspectives on obesity drivers: action‐driven communities and evidence‐oriented experts

J McGlashan, J Hayward, A Brown… - Obesity science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Introduction The Foresight obesity map represents an expert‐developed systems
map describing the complex drivers of obesity. Recently, community‐led causal loop …

What is driving obesity? A review on the connections between obesity and motorized transportation

DM King, SH Jacobson - Current obesity reports, 2017 - Springer
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 …

Do active modes of transport cause lower body mass index? Findings from the HABITAT longitudinal study

G Turrell, BA Hewitt, JN Rachele… - J Epidemiol …, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Few studies have examined the causal relationship between transport mode
and body mass index (BMI). Methods We examined between-person differences and within …

Analyzing the impact of public transit usage on obesity

Z She, DM King, SH Jacobson - Preventive medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to estimate the impact of county-level public transit usage on
obesity prevalence in the United States and assess the potential for public transit usage as …

Prospective trends in body mass index by main transport mode, 2007–2013

G Turrell, BA Hewitt, JN Rachele, B Giles-Corti… - Journal of Transport & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cohort studies have examined whether change in transport mode is associated
with change in bodyweight among commuters. We complement this research by examining …