Currently, food marketing for unhealthy foods is omnipresent. Foods high in fat, salt, and
sugar (HFSS) are advertised intensively on several media platforms, including digital …

An epidemic of obesity emerged in the USA in 1976–1980. The epidemic then spread to
many other Westernized nations. Many interventions have been carried out with the goal of …

This chapter aims to place the obesity pandemic in a wider context with a view to creating a
better understanding of its origins and solutions in relation to two other major global …

Background Systems thinking embraces the complexity of public health problems, including
childhood overweight and obesity. It aids in understanding how factors are interrelated, and …

Eating behavior and food‐related decision making are among the most complex of the
motivated behaviors, and understanding the neurobiology of eating behavior, and its …

This paper reports how we applied systems dynamics methods to gain insight into the
complexity of obesity‐related behaviors in youth, including diet, physical activity, sedentary …

Introduction The past decade has increasingly seen systems approaches as a featured
theme in public health studies and policy documents. This trend is evident in the area of …

This paper proposes a novel framework for the development of interventions in vulnerable
populations. The framework combines a complex systems lens with syndemic theory …

Background Systems science approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in identifying
underlying drivers of complex problems and facilitating the emergence of potential …

Introduction Systems modelling and simulation can improve understanding of complex
systems to support decision making, better managing system challenges. Advances in …