A socio-ecological lens to segmenting adult's eating behaviour.

ABSTRACT: Background: The increasing levels of overweight and obesity are negatively impacting the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Whilst individual factors are important, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is partly caused by several social and environmental factors that can potentially be modified. A limited number of studies apply a broader theoretical lens to expand the focus beyond individual factors targeted for change. Furthermore, many interventions take a one-size-fits-all approach, which overlooks the differences between subgroups of the population, such as gender, which has a significant impact on eating habits. Aim: This study aims to identify avenues to increase healthy eating by accommodating a wider theory-based socio-ecological viewpoint for c

SUBMITTER: Kitunen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660510 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature