It is generally agreed that social ties play a beneficial role in the maintenance of
psychological well-being. In this targeted review, we highlight four sets of insights that …

Despite growing attention to the problem of obesogenic environments, there has not been a
comprehensive review evaluating the food environment–diet relationship. This study aims to …

In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities:(1)
What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?;(2) Should we assess …

OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have demonstrated that income inequality is related to
mortality rates. It was hypothesized, in this study, that income inequality is related to …

OBJECTIVES: Social capital consists of features of social organization--such as trust
between citizens, norms of reciprocity, and group membership--that facilitate collective …

Do places make a difference to people's health and well-being? The authors of this
groundbreaking textbook demonstrate convincingly how the physical and social …

Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences--and in many cases
defines--the fundamental determinants of health. This link was substantiated in the first …

An important task fọr the emerging field of social epidemiologyís to identify the collec-tive
characteristics of communities and soci-eties that determine population health sta-tus. Ever …

Pick any current issue of a journal such as Social Science & Medicine or the Journal of
Epidemiology and Community Health and one is bound to see a featured article about social …

Background: Melatonin shows potential oncostatic action, and light exposure during night
suppresses melatonin production. There is little information, however, about the direct effect …