Satellite-based and street-view green space and adiposity in US children

adding specific green space components as an urban planning and public health intervention strategy to combat the prevalence of childhood obesity in the U.S.

JAMA Network Open

About The Study: 

The results of this cohort study of U.S. children suggest that higher levels of satellite-based normalized difference vegetation index greenness and percentages of street-level green space components (flowers, plants, and fields) were associated with lower adiposity. The findings support the exploration of increasing residential green space levels and adding specific green space components as an urban planning and public health intervention strategy to combat the prevalence of childhood obesity in the U.S.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Li Yi, PhD, email li_yi@hsph.harvard.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49113)

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