Kuwait & obesity: what can you see from the city streets?

Selamet, J

Kuwait & obesity: what can you see from the city streets?

Selamet, J

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Cities and Health, 2022, 6, (3), pp. 460-464
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Selamet, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-2484
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-14T00:22:45Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-14T00:22:45Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Cities and Health, 2022, 6, (3), pp. 460-464
dc.identifier.issn	2374-8834
dc.identifier.issn	2374-8842
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164377
dc.description.abstract	Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in Kuwait, with the region recording the highest rate of adult obesity. Fast-food consumption is one of the contributors to this medical problem. This visual essay presents street views of the city affected by the obesity epidemic through photographs of fast-food displays. This essay aims to contribute to public health discussions by highlighting the association between exposure to fast-food advertising and increase in consumption of the targeted foods and beverages and subsequent modulation of dietary habits. In addition, this essay seeks to address the question of how public health campaigners and policymakers should regulate fast-food displays, installations, and advertisements in countries with prevalent obesity.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Cities and Health
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/23748834.2022.2029242
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.rights	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cities and Health, China Economic Journal on 2022-01-25, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23748834.2022.2029242
dc.title	Kuwait & obesity: what can you see from the city streets?
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2023-11-04T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2022-12-14T00:22:42Z
pubs.issue	3
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	6
utslib.citation.issue	3

Abstract:

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in Kuwait, with the region recording the highest rate of adult obesity. Fast-food consumption is one of the contributors to this medical problem. This visual essay presents street views of the city affected by the obesity epidemic through photographs of fast-food displays. This essay aims to contribute to public health discussions by highlighting the association between exposure to fast-food advertising and increase in consumption of the targeted foods and beverages and subsequent modulation of dietary habits. In addition, this essay seeks to address the question of how public health campaigners and policymakers should regulate fast-food displays, installations, and advertisements in countries with prevalent obesity.

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