Change in Obesity Prevalence across the United States Is Influenced by Recreational and Healthcare Contexts, Food Environments, and Hispanic Populations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Myers, Candice A ^a   Slack, Tim ^b   Martin, Corby K ^a   Broyles, Stephanie T ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GROCERY STORE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPERCENTER; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959419174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148394     Document Type: Article

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