Background: Evidence in the literature surrounding obesity suggests that social factors play
a substantial role in the spread of obesity. Although social ties with a friend who is obese …

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McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge …

Background: Data representing people's behaviour, attitudes, feelings and relationships are
increasingly being harvested from social media platforms and re-used for research …

Objective Videos containing exercises for masticatory muscles to enhance esthetic
appearance are published on social media platforms. The aim of the study was to find out …

This paper reports on the real-time public responses to the eruption disaster on Mt. Kusatsu-
Shirane in January 2018. This volcanic disaster attracted significant media coverage, with …

Policy-oriented foresight reports aim to inform and advise decision-makers. In value-laden
areas such as public health and healthcare, deliberative scenario methods are clearly …

Objective: Using the Philadelphia Beverage Tax (implemented January 2017) as a case
study, this research extracted longitudinal and geographic changes in sentiments, and key …

Childhood obesity has become a major focus of public health and subject to increased news
coverage. News can shape public understanding of childhood obesity by selective reporting …

This study explored the important attributes of the local food retail environments that
residents from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, used in recommending where to purchase fresh …

Background Evidence indicates that early life is critical for determining future obesity risk. A
sharper policy focus on pregnancy and early childhood could help improve obesity …