Unhealthy lifestyles, environment, well-being and health capability in rural neighbourhoods: a community-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Anabela Marisa Azul (Author), Ricardo Almendra (Author), Marta Quatorze (Author), Adriana Loureiro (Author), Flávio Reis (Author), Rui Tavares (Author), Anabela Mota-Pinto (Author), António Cunha (Author), Luís Rama (Author), João Oliveira Malva (Author), Paula Santana (Author), João Ramalho-Santos (Author), HeaLIQs4Cities consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of health loss worldwide, in part due to unhealthy lifestyles. Metabolic-based diseases are rising with an unhealthy body-mass index (BMI) in rural areas as the main risk factor in adults, which may be amplified by wider determinants...