The availability of food high in fat, salt and sugar through Fast Food (FF) or takeaway outlets,
is implicated in the causal pathway for the obesity epidemic. This review aims to summarise …

BACKGROUND: The childhood obesity epidemic is a current public health priority in many
countries, and the consumption of fast food has been associated with obesity. PURPOSE …

Roads have two major impacts on the landscape with respect to badger populations:(1) the
imposition of barriers that reduce or prevent dispersal, and (2) the increased mortality …

Tropical forest degradation emits carbon at a rate of~ 0.5 Pg· y− 1, reduces biodiversity, and
facilitates forest clearance. Understanding degradation drivers and patterns is therefore …

Background Objective measures of built environment and physical activity provide the
opportunity to directly compare their relationship across different populations and spatial …

This book is published under the auspices of the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme,
which coordinates and supports the activities of the IUCN Secretariat and members working …

Eastern African coastal forests are located within the Swahili regional centre of endemism
and Swahili-Maputaland regional transition zone in eastern Africa, between 1d̀ North and …

Background A healthy diet is important to promote health and well-being while preventing
chronic disease. However, the monetary cost of consuming such a diet can be a perceived …

Simulation models are increasingly used in applied research to create synthetic micro-
populations and predict possible individual-level outcomes of policy intervention. Previous …

Obesogenic environments are a major explanation for the rapidly increasing prevalence in
obesity. Investigating the relationship between obesity and obesogenic variables at the …