🌳 Nature has health benefits, but which elements are most protective against childhood obesity? In a US cohort, we studied residential street-view images of trees, grass, and flowers to pediatric obesity risk—and the findings might surprise you! Explore the results below!

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RT @EndocrineToday: 📢 Having more 🌳 satellite-based normalized difference vegetation index greenery and higher percentages of street-level…

Thanks for featuring our study! We found more trees in residential neighborhoods of children were associated with higher cardiovascular health especially during adolescence through our deep learning analysis of 350 million street-view images in the US. Read more below.

@PA_Researcher just discovered your super interesting podcast, would love to contribute to it one day!

@DextraordinaryH Thanks Dexter. Hope we will get something out together soon!

@peterjames_7 @ProjectViva_DPM @CoRAL_DPM @tpl_org @NRPA_news @ObesityAction @WorldObesity @RWJF @Epode_Network @healthychildren 5/5: Future research should explore how flowers and plants promote health—through physical activity, social interactions, or stress reduction. Understanding these mechanisms will help clarify greenspaces’ long-term impact on health. 🌱 #UrbanHealth #EnvironmentalHealth

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