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Research by the Healthy Urban Living team of Utrecht University correlates prevalence greenness with high blood pressure and diabetes. What is the impact of social and physical aspects of the neighbourhood environment on morbidity of the people living there? Which mechanisms play a role? Based on general practitioner’s electronic health records and spatial data on 181 … Continued

Researchers of University Utrecht (UU) have identified relations between the residential fast-food environment and the individual risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Netherlands: a nationwide one-year follow-up study that currently is under review for publication. The study, lead by dr. Maartje Poelman, aims to contribute to existing literature by providing a longitudinal perspective on the fast-food environment and … Continued