Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

Excessive access to fast‐food restaurants (FFRs) in the neighbourhood is thought to be a
risk factor for childhood obesity by discouraging healthful dietary behaviours while …

Who controls what we eat? This book reveals how dominant corporations, from the
supermarket to the seed industry, exert control over contemporary food systems. It analyzes …

This paper is concerned with the relationship between the planning of settlements and
health. It gives a brief introduction to the issues before summarising the evidence in relation …

The high prevalence of childhood obesity has led to questions about the influence of
'obesogenic'environments on children's health. Public health interventions targeting the …

We identified fifty-one peer-reviewed studies that geospatially analyzed the relationship
between the community nutrition environment (CNE) and obesity. Eighty percent of studies …

Objectives. To examine the associations between obesity and multiple aspects of the food
environments, at home and in the neighborhood. Methods. Our study included 38 650 …

Childhood obesity increases the risk of adulthood obesity and is associated with other
adverse health outcomes later in life. It may be influenced by environmental characteristics …

Context The presence of retail food establishments around schools can be a potentiating or
protective factor for overweight in students, depending on access to these places as well as …

Background: Environmental factors may affect adolescents' eating habits and thereby body
weight. However, the contribution of school neighbourhood environment is poorly …