SynthesisBMC public health2014
Obesogenic environments: a systematic review of the association between the physical environment and adult weight status, the SPOTLIGHT project.
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173 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Associations Between the Built Environment and Adult Obesity and the Mediating Role of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Theory-based physical activity and/or nutrition behavior change interventions for cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Pooled it
- Association of greenspaces exposure with cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- School environments and obesity: a systematic review of interventions and policies among school-age students in Latin America and the Caribbean.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Pooled it
- The Influence of Green Space on Obesity in China: A Systematic Review.Obesity facts · 2022Pooled it
- Estimating the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Nigeria in 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review.International journal of health geographics · 2021Pooled it
- Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of Insomnia (Symptoms) in T2D and Association With Metabolic Parameters and Glycemic Control: Meta-Analysis.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2020Pooled it
- Walkability, Overweight, and Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- How Does the Built Environment in Compact Metropolitan Cities Affect Health? A Systematic Review of Korean Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- Built environmental characteristics and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Do Natural Experiments of Changes in Neighborhood Built Environment Impact Physical Activity and Diet? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Environmental Risk Factors for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic literature review of built environment effects on physical activity and active transport - an update and new findings on health equity.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Relationship between the home environment and fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged 6-12 years: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: a systematic review of behaviour theories.Health psychology review · 2016Pooled it
- Built Environment, Selected Risk Factors and Major Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding which physical environmental factors affect adult obesity, and how best to influence them, is important for public health and urban planning. Previous attempts to summarise the literature have not systematically assessed the methodological quality of included studies, or accounted for environmental differences between continents or the ways in which environmental characteristics were measured.
methodsWe have conducted an updated review of the scientific literature on associations of physical environmental factors with adult weight status, stratified by continent and mode of measurement, accompanied by a detailed risk-of-bias assessment. Five databases were systematically searched for studies published between 1995 and 2013.
resultsTwo factors, urban sprawl and land use mix, were found consistently associated with weight status, although only in North America.
conclusionsWith the exception of urban sprawl and land use mix in the US the results of the current review confirm that the available research does not allow robust identification of ways in which that physical environment influences adult weight status, even after taking into account methodological quality.
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