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Recent rapid growth in urban areas and the desire to create liveable neighbourhoods has brought about a renewed interest in planning for compact cities, with concepts like the 20-minute neighbourhood (20MN) be...
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Diabetes mellitus represents a substantial global health challenge, with prevalence rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although diabetes is known to follow a socioeconomic gradient, patterns i...
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Open AccessA qualitative exploration of perspectives of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Indian migrants in Melbourne, Australia: how are they defined and what can we learn?
Although perceptions of what constitutes physical activity (PA) may vary between culturally diverse populations, very little research has explored the perceptions of PA among Indian migrants. This study aimed ...
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Correction: Urban–regional patterns of food purchasing behaviour: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2015–2016 Australian Household Expenditure Survey
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Urban-regional patterns of food purchasing behaviour: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2015–2016 Australian Household Expenditure Survey
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Open AccessThe use and misuse of ratio and proportion exposure measures in food environment research
The food stores within residential environments are increasingly investigated as a possible mechanism driving food behaviours and health outcomes. Whilst increased emphasis is being placed on the type of study...
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Open AccessMethods for accounting for neighbourhood self-selection in physical activity and dietary behaviour research: a systematic review
Self-selection into residential neighbourhoods is a widely acknowledged, but under-studied problem in research investigating neighbourhood influences on physical activity and diet. Failure to handle neighbourh...
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Studies exploring associations between food environments and food purchasing behaviours have been limited by the absence of data on where food purchases occur. Determining where food purchases occur relative t...
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Open AccessAssociations between access to alcohol outlets and alcohol intake and depressive symptoms in women from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Australia
This study examined associations between alcohol outlet access and alcohol intake, depressive symptoms score and risk of depression among women residing in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Victoria, Australia.
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Open AccessVariations in area-level disadvantage of Australian registered fitness trainers usual training locations
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Open AccessNeighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and fruit and vegetable consumption: a seven countries comparison
Low fruit and vegetable consumption is a risk factor for poor health. Studies have shown consumption varies across neighbourhoods, with lower intakes in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. However, findings are inco...
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Open AccessImproving perceptions of healthy food affordability: results from a pilot intervention
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Open AccessDoes the choice of neighbourhood supermarket access measure influence associations with individual-level fruit and vegetable consumption? A case study from Glasgow
Previous studies have provided mixed evidence with regards to associations between food store access and dietary outcomes. This study examines the most commonly applied measures of locational access to assess ...
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Open AccessThe availability of snack food displays that may trigger impulse purchases in Melbourne supermarkets
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Open AccessUsing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess the role of the built environment in influencing obesity: a glossary
Features of the built environment are increasingly being recognised as potentially important determinants of obesity. This has come about, in part, because of advances in methodological tools such as Geographi...
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Open AccessFast food purchasing and access to fast food restaurants: a multilevel analysis of VicLANES
While previous research on fast food access and purchasing has not found evidence of an association, these studies have had methodological problems including aggregation error, lack of specificity between the ...
