Obesogenic environments: Current evidence of the built and food environments

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 38-44

  Townshend, Tim ^a   Lake, Amelia ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

built environment; food environments; obesogenic environment; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACT; BEHAVIOR; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DIETARY BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD; FOOD ENVIRONMENT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GARDENING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LAND USE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; OBESOGENIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNHEALTHY FOOD; UNITED KINGDOM; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FOOD; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85009772341     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913916679860     Document Type: Review

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