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Obesogenic environments: exploring the build and food environments -…
Obesogenic environments:
exploring the build and food environments
Environments
Health is associated with
physical activity, or active living
can be related to health
the socio-cultural rules
the
socio-economic status
physical design (the built
environment)
poor health is associated with
high levels of stresses and lack of social cohesion
Types
Microenvironments
school, workplace, home, neighbourhood
Macroenvironments
.
education and health
systems, government policy, society’s
attitudes and beliefs
Food and Nutrition Environments
Cummins and McIntyre described 2
food access pathways
food for home consumption
ready-made food for home and
out-of-home consumption
high level of concern
the influence of industry
advertising
the media on children’s food consumption
marketing
include
availability and accessibility to food
Built Environment
Healthy Cities
.
physical and social environments are continually improved
community resources strengthened to help people achieve their full potential
link between
obesity
chronic disease
physical activity
Elements
.
physical design
land use patterns
transportation systems.
correlation with
body mass index (BMI)
Measuring the obesogenic environment
indirect measures
combination of survey data to estimate
socio-economic status
methods which have been used are inconsistent and vary across studies
intermediate
measures
use of telephone book, yellow
pages or marketing databases
direct
measures
face to face interviews by
trained investigators
Future Work
prevention programmes aimed at children and adolescents are considered a high priority
Most research of environmental influences on obesity and physical activity has focused on adults
Reducing obesity and improving nutrition
are high on the public health agenda