Measurement tools to assess the obesogenic environment in neighborhood: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The obesogenic environment encompasses factors that promote overweight and obesity, but few studies integrate both food and physical activity environments with limited details on measurement tools. This study aims to identify measurement tools and methodological approaches used to assess obesogenic environments at the neighborhood level.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of studies from January 2014 to September 2023. The literature was searched using four primary themes: environment, obesity, physical activity, and food, focusing on studies with measurement tools for evaluating the obesogenic environment from a physical perspective, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications and non-GIS tools such as surveys and audits. Studies in specific po

SUBMITTER: Pumsutas Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639789 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature