Obesity

New findings from University of Pennsylvania describe advances in obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 22nd, 2010

According to recent research from the United States, "Public health researchers have begun to map the neighborhood ''food environment'' and examine its association with the risk of overweight and obesity. Some argue that ''food deserts''-areas with little or no provision of fresh produce and other healthy food-may contribute to disparities in obesity, diabetes, and related health problems."

"While research on neighborhood food environments has taken advantage of more technically sophisticated ways to assess distance and density, in general, it has not considered how individual or neighborhood conditions might modify physical distance and thereby affect patterns of...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-11-22)

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