The built environment and obesity: You are where you live

Parise, Ivan

doi:10.31128/ajgp-10-19-5102

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“…Obesity prevalence in small-area studies has long been linked to selected aspects of the neighborhood built environment (BE) ( Drewnowski et al, 2020 ; Garfinkel-Castro, Kim, Hamidi, & Ewing, 2017 ; Parise, 2020 ; Wilkins et al, 2019 ). Those BE features that were associated with walking, green space, active transport, and recreational activities were associated with lower prevalent obesity ( Buszkiewicz et al, 2021a , 2021b ; Congdon, 2019 ; Drewnowski et al, 2020 ; Mooney et al, 2020a ; Parise, 2020 ). By contrast, associations between measures of the local food environment and prevalent obesity were decidedly mixed ( Drewnowski et al, 2020 ; Hobbs et al, 2019a ; Wilkins et al, 2019 ).…”

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“…A secondary question was whether any associations between BE measures, residential property values, and BMI change might be modified by age group, gender, race/ethnicity, or education. The type, duration, and level of BE exposure as well as individual susceptibility to the BE may differ by age ( Hobbs et al, 2019a , 2019b ; Sarkar, Webster, & Gallacher, 2017 ; Zhang & Yin, 2019 ), gender ( Bell, Hamer, & Shankar, 2014 ; Buszkiewicz et al, 2021a ; Sarkar et al, 2017 ), race/ethnicity ( Buszkiewicz et al, 2021a ; Wong et al, 2018 ), or education ( Parise, 2020 ; Wong et al, 2018 ) in important ways. A better understanding of potential modification by demographic variables may have implications for community design and for BE-centered obesity prevention efforts ( Buszkiewicz et al, 2021a ; Letarte et al, 2020 ).…”

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Associations between neighborhood built environment, residential property values, and adult BMI change: The Seattle Obesity Study III

Buszkiewicz

Rose

et al. 2022

SSM - Population Health

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Associations between neighborhood built environment, residential property values, and adult BMI change: The Seattle Obesity Study III

Buszkiewicz

Rose

et al. 2022

SSM - Population Health

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“…In addition, the built environment in urban areas such as the city of Beirut and its suburbs prevents children from engaging in spontaneous physical activity. A body of evidence suggests that there is a link between the built environment, physical activity, obesity and chronic diseases [25]. Efforts to improve the urban environments and increase pedestrian friendly neighborhoods have been emerging in developed countries.…”

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Impact of a Three-Year Obesity Prevention Study on Healthy Behaviors and BMI among Lebanese Schoolchildren: Findings from Ajyal Salima Program

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Most school-based obesity prevention programs in low- to middle-income countries are of short duration, and few undertake follow-up analyses after the termination of the project. The aims of the current study are to investigate (1) the long-term effects of a school-based intervention program when implemented over two years on body mass index (BMI), healthy dietary behaviors, and physical activity (PA); and (2) whether the effects are sustained after one-year washout. The study is a cluster-randomized trial; 36 public and private schools were randomized into either intervention or control groups. Students (8–12 years) completed pre-and post-assessment anthropometric measurements and questionnaires about their eating and physical activity habits. Students in the intervention groups received the program components for two consecutive years. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the effect of the intervention on BMI and healthy behaviors. Students in the intervention groups were less likely to be overweight at washout, only in public schools. The number of children reporting change in dietary behaviors significantly increased in intervention groups, with a sustained effect only in public schools. Policies aiming at securing a positive nutrition environment in schools, and adoption of nutrition programs, are needed for achieving sustained behavior and prompting BMI changes in children.

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“…The built and natural environment (all aspects of surroundings, man-made and natural) may influence risk for obesity by creating a setting that supports or hinders activity [ 9 , 10 ]. The association between specific environmental characteristics and physical activity in childhood has been extensively studied [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ].…”

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Home and Neighborhood Physical Activity Location Availability among African American Adolescent Girls Living in Low-Income, Urban Communities: Associations with Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Kuhn

Cockerham

O’Reilly

et al. 2021

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Based on the ecological model of active living, the neighborhood environment may relate to individual physical activity (PA) behaviors. The purposes of this study were to (1) generate a replicable neighborhood-level physical activity location availability score (PALAS) from data variables associated with physical activity among adolescents and adults, and apply this score to Baltimore City, Maryland, and (2) determine if relationships exist between PA and PA location availability. Geographic information systems (GISs) were used to create the PALAS. Using linear regression models, we examined relations between objectively measured PA among low-income, urban, predominantly African American adolescent girls (n = 555, 2009–2012 data collection), and the PALAS rating of their neighborhood environment (neighborhood PALAS) and their home neighborhood area (PALAS variables/subcomponents within 0.25 miles of the home). A PALAS map of the study area was created, illustrating neighborhoods varying in availability and variety of PA locations. After adjusting for confounders, a higher neighborhood PALAS (β = 0.10, p = 0.041) and the presence of a recreation center in the home neighborhood area (β = 0.46, p = 0.011) were associated with more minutes per day spent in moderate to vigorous PA. Policy makers and stakeholders should consider increasing access to PA locations as a strategy to promote PA among adolescent girls.

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The built environment and obesity: You are where you live

Cited by 16 publications

References 39 publications

Associations between neighborhood built environment, residential property values, and adult BMI change: The Seattle Obesity Study III

Associations between neighborhood built environment, residential property values, and adult BMI change: The Seattle Obesity Study III

Impact of a Three-Year Obesity Prevention Study on Healthy Behaviors and BMI among Lebanese Schoolchildren: Findings from Ajyal Salima Program

Home and Neighborhood Physical Activity Location Availability among African American Adolescent Girls Living in Low-Income, Urban Communities: Associations with Objectively Measured Physical Activity

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