The Neighborhood Food Environment and the Onset of Child-Hood Obesity: A Retrospective Time-Trend Study in a Mid-sized City in China

The Neighborhood Food Environment and the Onset of Child-Hood Obesity: A Retrospective Time-Trend Study in a Mid-sized City in China

Nowadays, obesity and its associated chronic diseases have become a steadily growing public health problem, spreading from the older to younger age groups. Studies have contended that the built environment, particularly the food environment and walkability, may contribute to the prevalence of childh...

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Main Authors: Peiling Zhou, Ruifang Li, Kun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
childhood obesity
built environment
neighborhood
food environment
China
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.688767/full

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