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Nome da publicação: Association between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality: results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)
Authors: Dóra Chor, Letícia Oliveira Cardoso, Aline Araújo Nobre, Rosane Härter Griep, Maria De Jesus Mendes Fonseca, Luana Giatti, Isabela Bensenor, Maria Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Estela M. L. Aquino, Ana Diez-Roux, Débora De Pina Castiglione, Simone M. Santos
Source: BMC Public Health
Published in: 2016
File type: Artigo de periódico
The study explores associations between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality, which in Latin America and Brazil have been scarcely studied and with inconsistent results. Perceived walkability and neighbourhood availability of healthy food were independently associated with the practice of physical activity and diet quality, respectively, underlining the importance of neighbourhood-level public policies to changing and maintaining health-related habits.