STUDY FINDS MEASURABLE INFLUENCE OF LIVING ENVIRONMENT ON BODY WEIGHT
A Curtin University-led study has found that where Australians live has a measurable influence on their body weight, with local food environments and neighbourhood design playing a big part in shaping health outcomes.
The research tracked the same Australians across 14 years and discovered that people who move to a new area gradually adopt part of the typical weight profile of their new community, showing that "place" itself contributes to differences in weight across the country.
Lead author PhD candidate Michael Windsor, from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, said the findings show that tackling obesity requires more than just focusing on individual behaviours.
2025-12-02T13:03:18Z