Obesity and the Environment

Format: Fact Sheet
Institute: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Obesity—one of the nation’s most serious health trends—has contributing environmental factors. NIEHS supports research that seeks to understand the many causes of excess weight and to identify ways to address them.

Obesity and the Environment, an updated fact sheet, explores environmental factors thought to contribute to this national problem. These factors include community designs that discourage physical activity, lifestyles that rely on convenience foods, and chemicals in the environment.

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You can download this fact sheet by visiting www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/pdf/obesity.pdf