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Review
. 2017;10(3):216-222.
doi: 10.1159/000471489. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

The Upstream Determinants of Adult Obesity

Jeroen Lakerveld  1 , Joreintje Mackenbach
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Review

The Upstream Determinants of Adult Obesity

Jeroen Lakerveld et al. Obes Facts. 2017.

Abstract

Over-consumption of high-energy foods and a lack of physical activity are the main behavioural risk factors for people to develop obesity. These behaviours are influenced by a range of individual-level factors which are nested within contexts that contain influencing characteristics further upstream. In this paper, we define these upstream determinants. We also provide a historical background, summarise the current evidence base regarding these determinants across various types of environments and put them in perspective.

Keywords: Adults; Dietary behaviours; Obesity; Physical activity; Upstream determinants.

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A stream depicting the chronological order from upstream determinants to downstream diseases.
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