What is it about?
We have enemies and we need to know who they are, and how they operate. This way, we can start to combat their playbook and develop our own.
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Why is it important?
We can’t expect physical activity to increase without building environments to support physical activity. To do this, we need to acknowledge that certain industries will seek to benefit from further car dependency and urban sprawl.
Perspectives
I really enjoyed working with the co-authors on this one. Special thanks to senior author Grant Ennis who provided excellent insights into the commercial determinants of health.
Dr Matthew Mclaughlin
University of Western Australia
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This page is a summary of: We Do Have Enemies and We Should Know Who They Are: The Commercial Determinants of Physical Activity, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, January 2025, Human Kinetics,
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0402.
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