Association of Neighborhood Walkability With Change in Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes

Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades; however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. To examine whether walkable urban neighborhoods are associated with a slower increase in overweight, obesity, and diabetes than le...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 315; no. 20; p. 2211
Main Authors:	Creatore, Maria I, Glazier, Richard H, Moineddin, Rahim, Fazli, Ghazal S, Johns, Ashley, Gozdyra, Peter, Matheson, Flora I, Kaufman-Shriqui, Vered, Rosella, Laura C, Manuel, Doug G, Booth, Gillian L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 24.05.2016
Subjects:	Adult Age Factors Cities Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Environment Design Ethnic Groups Female Health Surveys Humans Incidence Income Male Middle Aged Obesity - epidemiology Ontario Overweight - epidemiology Prevalence Residence Characteristics Sex Factors Walking Ontario
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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