The geography of obesity: A tale of two cities
- 👤 Speaker: Adam Drewnowski is Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health at University of Washington, Seattle, USA
- 📅 Date & Time: Friday 10 May 2013, 13:00 - 14:00
- 📍 Venue: Large Seminar Room, 1st Floor, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge
Abstract
Socioeconomic disparities in obesity rates are brought into sharp relief by new geo-mapping techniques and novel methods of spatial analysis. These revealed that Seattle obesity rates vary fourfold, depending on neighborhood poverty or wealth. Comparisons between Seattle and Paris reveal that property values, supermarket choice, and other SES measures are closely linked to local obesity rates. Linked to food prices and diet costs, obesity is an economic issue.
Series This talk is part of the Bradford Hill Seminars series.
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Adam Drewnowski is Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health at University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Friday 10 May 2013, 13:00-14:00