Home and neighbourhood environment: Association with children's physical activity and obesity-related dietary behaviour

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volume

22

Issue

6

First Page

43

Last Page

47

PubMed ID

27807318

Publisher

Hong Kong Academy of Medicine / Hong Kong Medical Association

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Funders

Health and Health Services Research Fund Food and Health Bureau Hong Kong SAR Government

Comments

Wong, S. H., Huang, W. Y., Cerin, E., Gao, Y., Lai, P. C., & Burnett, A. (2016). Home and neighbourhood environment: Association with children's physical activity and obesity-related dietary behaviour. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 22(Suppl 6), 43-47. https://www.hkmj.org/abstracts/v22%20Suppl%206n6/43.htm

Abstract

It is generally agreed that the environment rather than biology has fuelled the obesity epidemic over the past few decades. Today, children are thought to be less physically active and to consume more energy-dense foods than previous generations. This applies to many countries.

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