Green space access in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity

• Published in: Obesity reviews Vol. 22; no. S1; pp. e13100 - n/a
• Main Authors: Jia, Peng, Cao, Xinxi, Yang, Hongxi, Dai, Shaoqing, He, Pan, Huang, Ganlin, Wu, Tong, Wang, Yaogang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Body Mass Index; Body size; built environment; Child; Childhood; childhood obesity; Children; Correlation analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Geographic information systems; Green infrastructure; green space; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Obesity; Obesogenic Environment and Childhood Obesity; Parks, Recreational; Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control; Physical activity; Remote sensing; Residence Characteristics; Supplement; Weight; green space; built environment; obesity; child

Summary Access to green space may influence individual physical activity (PA) and subsequently weight status, as increased exposure to green space could improve health by increasing opportunities and the actual levels of PA. However, whether such associations hold empirically remains inconclusive. T...