Articles in this collection examine the complex factors that perpetuate obesity and obesogenic environments, including upstream forces such as industry, federal policy, and social norms which influence the burden of obesity across different populations. Special attention is given to obesity prevention strategies and interventions addressing obesity as a social problem. For articles specific to Childhood Obesity, please see tab below:
Racial disparities in obesity exist at the individual and community levels. Retail food environment has been hypothesized to be associated with racial disparities in obesity prevalence. This study aimed to quantify how much food environment measures explain racial disparities in obesity at the county level.
Scientific authors who overreach in presenting results can potentially, without intending to, distort the state of knowledge and inappropriately influence clinicians, decision makers, the media, and the public.
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