https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/uk-ac-man-scw:71420
The epidemic of obesities, and consequences: a catastrophe? Iain Buchan & Dexter Canoy
The University of Manchester
buchan@manchester.ac.uk
Falk Forum, Manchester, September 2007
Obesogenic environments - through millions of years of evolution, humans spent energy to get energy and stored it at times of plenty. Through millennia of civilisation, energy-dense, pleasurable food is brought closer to people. The obesity epidemic affected all age groups.
And this study of physical mobility in a Northern English town because of the danger of crossing roads and cars may be of interest.
https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/94588/1/Woolley%2520and%2520Griffin%2520...
HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP, British Medical Association. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data
Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com
