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Obesity
Study findings from Cardiff University provide new insights into obesity
December 11th, 2006
A report, "Perceptions of the environment, physical activity, and obesity," is newly published data in Social Science & Medicine. "Obesity rates are rising rapidly across the developed and developing world. Until recently obesity research has mainly focused on biological, psychological and behavioural factors," scientists in Cardiff, the United Kingdom report. "But there is growing agreement that environmental factors play an important role as well. In this study data from the 2003 Health Survey for U.K. (n=14,836) were analysed from a multilevel perspective to examine (1) the associations of the perceptions of the local environment with obesity, self-rated health, and...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-12-11)
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