This study aimed to systematically identify, map out, and describe geographical information
systems (GIS)-based approaches that have been employed to measure children's …

Context The community food environment covers the type, quantity, density, location, and
access to retail food outlets, and its influence on eating behavior, obesity, and metabolic …

It is widely believed that better access to fast food (FF) outlets increases FF consumption and
thus the risk of obesity; yet, thus far, there are limited results to support this conclusion in …

Children's nutrition is highly influenced by community-level deprivation and socioeconomic
inequalities and the health outcomes associated, such as childhood obesity, continue to …

Growing evidence has shown that urban green space (UGS) in neighbourhoods can
substantially enhance residents' well-being. This study focuses on the possible inequitable …

Background While it is likely that changing food environments have contributed to the rise in
obesity rates, very few studies have explored historical trends in the food environment with …

This study investigated associations between change in the food environment and change
in measured body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the Christchurch …

To date, there are very few epidemiologic studies on caries disease in 6–7 year old children
living in Sicily (Southern Italy). The first permanent molar (FPM) is the most commonly …

This study takes a child-centred approach to examine the relationship between children's
third-place play, parents' perceptions of their neighbourhood environment, and time spent by …

Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial
health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of …