Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents

Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between green areas and adolescents' body mass index (BMI). This is based on the notion that nature environment is known to have beneficial effects on human health, and that some of the explanation for this is that green areas are...

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Main Authors: Christine Koteng Wilhelmsen, Katrine Skalleberg, Ruth Kjærsti Raanaas, Håvard Tveite, Geir Aamodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Subjects:
Body mass index
Overweight
Obesity
Geographic information systems
Greenspace
Adolescent
Schools
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517301006

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