A systematic review of system dynamics and agent‐based obesity models: evaluating obesity as part of the global syndemic

AB Morshed, M Kasman, B Heuberger… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The problem of obesity has recently been reframed as part of the global syndemic—the co‐
occurring, interacting pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change that are …

Complex systems approaches to diet: a systematic review

BA Langellier, U Bilal, F Montes, JD Meisel… - American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Context Complex systems approaches can help to elucidate mechanisms that shape
population-level patterns in diet and inform policy approaches. This study reports results of a …

System dynamics simulation models on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review

A Aguiar, MK Gebremariam, E Romanenko… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It has increasingly been recognized that developing successful obesity prevention policies
and interventions requires understanding of the complex mechanisms driving the obesity …

Towards a novel model for studying the nutritional stage dynamics of the Colombian population by age and socioeconomic status

JD Meisel, OL Sarmiento, C Olaya, PD Lemoine… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are experiencing a nutritional transition in which
the burden of obesity tends to shift towards the lower-socioeconomic status (SES) group. We …

Understanding the dynamics of the obesity transition associated with physical activity, sedentary lifestyle, and consumption of ultra-processed foods in Colombia

JD Meisel, V Esguerra, JK Giraldo, F Montes… - Preventive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective We investigate the obesity transition at the country-and regional-levels, by age,
gender, and socioeconomic status (SES) and its relationship to three health behavior …

Understanding the obesity dynamics by socioeconomic status in Colombian and Mexican cities using a system dynamics model

JD Meisel, V Esguerra, CP Ferrer, I Stankov, F Montes… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Purpose This paper aims to enrich understanding of the obesity transition among
socioeconomic status (SES) strata by gender and age in cities of Colombia and Mexico. The …

Using a system dynamics model to study the obesity transition by socioeconomic status in Colombia at the country, regional and department levels

JD Meisel, AM Ramirez, V Esguerra, F Montes… - bmj Open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective We study the obesity transition by socioeconomic status (SES), gender and age
within the Colombian urban population at the country, regional and department levels …

Modeling obesity in complex food systems: Systematic review

A Bhatia, S Smetana, V Heinz… - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obesity-related data derived from multiple complex systems spanning media, social,
economic, food activity, health records, and infrastructure (sensors, smartphones, etc.) can …

Understanding the dynamics of the obesity transition in Colombia: analysis by socioeconomic level, age and gender using co-flow structures associated with physical …

V Esguerra Medina - 2020 - repositorio.uniandes.edu.co
Resumen en español La prevalencia de la obesidad se está desplazando hacia
poblaciones de nivel socioeconómico más bajo, especialmente en países de ingresos bajos …

Supplementary Information 1 Supplement to: Using a system dynamics model to understand the obesity transition by socioeconomic status in Colombia at the country …

JD Meisel - bmjopen.bmj.com
The following tables describe the data and parameters used in the two system dynamics
(SD) models: SD model of the entire urban population and SD model segregated by …