Open AccessObesity and the Natural Environment Across US Counties
Author(s) -
Paul T. von Hippel,
Rebecca Benson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301838
Subject(s) - obesity , environmental health , physical activity , demographics , geography , demography , natural (archaeology) , built environment , medicine , biology , ecology , physical therapy , archaeology , sociology
We estimated the association between obesity and features of the natural environment. We asked whether the association is mediated by diet or by physical activity.