Smart city lifestyle sensing, big data, geo-analytics and intelligence for smarter public health decision-making in overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes prevention: the research we should be doing

Abstract The public health burden caused by overweight, obesity (OO) and type-2 diabetes (T2D) is very significant and continues to rise worldwide. The causation of OO and T2D is complex and highly multifactorial rather than a mere energy intake (food) and expenditure (exercise) imbalance. But previ...

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Main Authors: Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Keumseok Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-021-00266-0