How air pollution, green space and the ‘built environment’ may shape a child’s body mass index
Exposure to higher air pollution levels and greater population density during the early months of life may be associated with an increase in children’s body mass index (BMI).Read more
Children in polluted cities ‘more likely to suffer from obesity’
Children living in air pollution-plagued cities with high population density, ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure and who have parents who smoke are more likely to become obese, say US researchers.Read more
Watching TV ‘has strongest link’ with childhood obesity – study
Watching television is the lifestyle habit ‘most strongly associated’ with obesity in children, says an international health research centre which looked at city children’s habits. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) did a study of...Read more