"Obesity in the City" – urbanization, health risks and rising obesity rates from the viewpoint of human biology and public health
In 2007, for the first time worldwide, more people lived in urban conurbations than in rural settlement structures. This advancing urbanization has dramatically altered the living situation, the use of space, as well as human behavior along with the health situation and disease burden. This process...
Main Authors: | Sylvia Kirchengast, Dominik Hagmann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universitätsverlag Potsdam
2021-12-01
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Series: | Human Biology and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/11 |
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