Body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher is used to identify individuals with obesity. In the last
3 decades, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has increased 27.5% for adults and 47.1 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Many neighborhoods which have been unjustly impacted by
histories of uneven urban development, resulting in socioeconomic and racial segregation …

Introduction Structural racism has attracted increasing interest as an explanation for racial
disparities in health, including differences in adiposity. Structural racism has been measured …

The continuing obesity epidemic in the USA calls for the examination of antecedents to the
well-known risk factors of physical activity and diet. The neighborhood built environment has …

In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …

The changing Latino demographic in the United States presents a number of challenges to
health care policy makers, clinicians, organizations, and other stakeholders. Studies have …

Importance Neighborhood segregation and poverty may be important drivers of health
inequities. Epigenomic factors, including DNA methylation clocks that may mark underlying …

Background. The study examined the association of obesity with acculturation in a large and
diverse sample of US Hispanic/Latino adults. Methods. The Hispanic Community Health …

Background This paper provides the first review of empirical studies of segregation and
black-white cancer disparities. Methods We searched all years of PubMed (through May …

Obesity rates in the US are associated with area-level, food-related characteristics. Studies
have previously examined the role of structural racism (policies/practices that advantaged …