An “ecological” approach to the obesity pandemic

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Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health

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An ecological approach to creating active living communities

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Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change

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Effect of Weight Loss and Lifestyle Changes on Vascular Inflammatory Markers in Obese Women: A Randomized Trial

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Social Ecological Approaches to Individuals and Their Contexts: Twenty Years of Health Education & Behavior Health Promotion Interventions

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The Built Environment and Obesity

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Food store availability and neighborhood characteristics in the United States

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Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth – a review and update

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Exercise for overweight or obesity

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Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with 'best practice' recommendations

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Behavioral science at the crossroads in public health: Extending horizons, envisioning the future

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Determinants of eating behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions

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Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial

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New Neighborhood Grocery Store Increased Awareness Of Food Access But Did Not Alter Dietary Habits Or Obesity

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Neighborhood socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among whites, blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States

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Appetite control and energy balance: Impact of exercise

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Income-Specific Trends in Obesity in Brazil: 1975–2003

Monteiro, C. A., Conde, W. L., & Popkin, B. M. (2007) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2006.099630 · Cited by 340

Short sleep duration as a possible cause of obesity: critical analysis of the epidemiological evidence

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Evidence of a possible link between obesogenic food advertising and child overweight

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Overcoming policy cacophony on obesity: an ecological public health framework for policymakers

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Assessing, understanding and modifying nutritional status, eating habits and physical activity in European adolescents: The HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study

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Carbohydrate intake and obesity

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On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations

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Long-term (5-year) effects of a reduced-fat diet intervention in individuals with glucose intolerance

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Weight Status and Restaurant Availability

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Obesity and the Built Environment: Does the Density of Neighborhood Fast-Food Outlets Matter?

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Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers: Effectiveness of a School-Based Program on Body Composition and Behavior

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Sources of food group intakes among the US population, 2001-2002

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Energy balance and weight regulation: genetics versus environment

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Tobacco and obesity epidemics: not so different after all?

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Social factors and television use during meals and snacks is associated with higher BMI among pre-school children

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Obesity and diabetes, the built environment, and the ‘local’ food economy in the United States, 2007

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Using a Smartphone Application to Promote Healthy Dietary Behaviours and Local Food Consumption

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The drive to eat in homo sapiens: Energy expenditure drives energy intake

Blundell, J. E., Gibbons, C., Beaulieu, K., Casanova, N., Duarte, C., Finlayson, G., Stubbs, R. J., & Hopkins, M. (2020) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112846 · Cited by 115

Effectiveness of a primary school-based intervention to reduce overweight

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Moralities in food and health research

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A framework for understanding school based physical environmental influences on childhood obesity

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Challenges in the study of causation of obesity: Conference on ‘Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems’ Symposium on ‘Diabetes and health’

Sørensen, T. I. A. (2009) · Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · doi:10.1017/s0029665108008847 · Cited by 75

Food Culture in the Home Environment: Family Meal Practices and Values Can Support Healthy Eating and Self‐Regulation in Young People in Four European Countries

de Wit, J. B. F., Stok, F. M., Smolenski, D. J., de Ridder, D. D. T., de Vet, E., Gaspar, T., Johnson, F., Nureeva, L., & Luszczynska, A. (2015) · Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being · doi:10.1111/aphw.12034 · Cited by 42

"Wellness Champions for Change," a multi-level intervention to improve school-level implementation of local wellness policies: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Lane, H. G., Deitch, R., Wang, Y., Black, M. M., Dunton, G. F., Aldoory, L., Turner, L., Parker, E. A., Henley, S. C., Saksvig, B., et al. (2018) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2018.10.008 · Cited by 39

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Obesogenic island: the financial burden of private transport on low-income households

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