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2024 Yes Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.020 Wilhelmsen, Christine Koteng Europe Epidemiological Students High School (9-12) Green space Other body mass index overweight Obesity geographic information systems greenspace adolescent Schools Analysis of 10,527 Norwegian youth found higher obesity rates in greener school surroundings, possibly due to low accessibility of forests and farmland. Results suggest green area design matters for promoting adolescent health. 2017