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Obesity, Poverty, And The Built Environment: Challenges And Opportunities, Wendy Collins Perdue
Obesity, Poverty, And The Built Environment: Challenges And Opportunities, Wendy Collins Perdue
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Obesity is linked to behaviors related to food consumption and physical activity. Although the factors affecting behaviors in these areas are complex, there is growing evidence that the physical characteristics of many of our communities, and particularly poorer communities, encourage obesity-generating behaviors including a sedentary lifestyle arid unhealthy eating habits. This paper explores the relationship between obesity causing behavior and the physical characteristics of communities and highlights some of the challenges and opportunities associated with changing those physical characteristics.