Browsing by Subject "obesity"

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    • Active living architecture 

      Weavers, William (2011)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a single piece of architecture be designed to encourage people to expend calories through physical activity on a daily basis and promote healthier eating, with the aim of shifting them away from ...

    • Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity of office-based workers in New Zealand 

      Manawaduge Silva, Prasadie Rashmini (2022)
      The high rate of global mortality due to obesity has encouraged researchers to identify the major factors associated with the increased prevalence of obesity and other non-communicable diseases. Unhealthy eating and physical ...

    • Evolution not revolution : nutrition and obesity 

      Rush, E.; Yan, Mary (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2017-05-20)
      The increasing prevalence of obesity over the course of life is a global health challenge because of its strong and positive association with significant health problems such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ...

    • Fast food, slow city: A food and cultural, educational facility in Auckland's CBD 

      Garelja, Antonia (2021)
      RESEARCH QUESTION Can architectural satire be used to raise awareness of the causes of obesity and thereby improving healthy eating? ABSTRACT Combating New Zealand’s obesity epedemic by combating obesity through ...

    • In it to lose it 

      Lising, Lemuel Joseph (2021)
      RESEARCH QUESTION How can architecture assist in promoting everyday physical activity and thus contribute to the population’s general physical health? ABSTRACT As technology continuously improves to accommodate our ...

    • Osteopaths’ attitudes, knowledge and practice approaches regarding obesity 

      Vincent, Michael (2018)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a relationship between the knowledge of and attitudes towards obesity in New Zealand and Australian osteopaths? BACKGROUND. Obesity is a serious condition that is considered a precursor ...