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Obesity and the environment aims to look at the different environmental factors that researchers worldwide have determined cause and perpetuate obesity. Obesity is a condition in which a person's weight is higher than what is considered healthy for their height, and is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide.
Built Environment is a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on urban planning and related fields. It began in 1956 as Official Architecture and Planning and was renamed Built Environment in 1972. Between 1975 and 1978 it was known as Built Environment Quarterly . [ 1 ]
The framework advocated for a systemic approach, recognizing the complex interplay of environmental factors contributing to the obesity epidemic. As of October 2023, the paper had garnered more than 1,500 citations [ 23 ] [ 24 ] placing it just outside to the top 100 most cited peer-reviewed publications in obesity research.
According to Patrick Corrigan, the editor of the journal Stigma and Health, even the most well-intentioned efforts to reduce stigma break down in the face of reality. In one study, researchers told 10- to 12-year-olds all the genetic and medical factors that contribute to obesity. Afterward, the kids could recite back the message they received ...
Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. To effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met to create a healthy environment must be determined. [1]
"Built environment" as a term was coined in the 1980s, becoming widespread in the 1990s [12] and places the concept in direct contrast to the supposedly "unbuilt" environment. [15] The term describes a wide range of fields that form an interdisciplinary concept that has been accepted as an idea since classical antiquity [ 16 ] and potentially ...
Factors such as obesity and smoking have negative effects on health capital, while education, wage rate, and age may also impact health capital. [31] When people are healthier through preventative care, they have the potential to live a longer and healthier life, work more and participate in the economy, and produce more based on the work done.
This is a list of notable peer-reviewed academic journals related to urban, regional, land-use, transportation and environmental planning and to urban studies, regional science. Articulo – Journal of Urban Research