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Obesity
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Developing Countries Could Get Sick Before They Get Rich. Policy Can Help
Improved human well-being is one of the modern era’s greatest triumphs. The age of plenty has also led…
Is Your City Making You Fat? How Urban Planning Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China’s Hubei province, generate headlines and attention.…
How To Actually Make Parks Actively Liveable
Parks are central to the concept of liveable cities. They are an important public resource that provide opportunities…
As More Of Asia Prospers, Obesity Becomes A Weighty Deal
Extra body weight has long been associated with wealth, as evident from Renaissance art to stereotypes of modern…
How Cities And Obesity Are Intertwined
In a city like Lausanne, Switzerland, urban planning could be both a cause of and solution to obesity.…
The Fattest States In America In 2015
“Fat” may be the new normal in America. Drawing on data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Declining Walkability Plays Big Role In China’s Obesity Problem
But it’s the middle class, not the poor who may pay the biggest price. In China’s…
Rethinking Our Cities To Fight Obesity
Using urban planning to help fight obesity by putting people on a design-based diet that changes how they…