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Jeroen Lakerveld is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in Lakerveld's research include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Lakerveld include:

  • "Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review," 2021, International Journal of Health Geographics
  • "The effects of nudging and pricing on healthy food purchasing behavior in a virtual supermarket setting: a randomized experiment," 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review," 2021, Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Recent changes in the Dutch foodscape: socioeconomic and urban-rural differences," 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach," 2020, Food Policy

Lakerveld frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Joline W. J. Beulens, Nicolette R. den Braver, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Catherine Woods, and Joanna Żukowska. These collaborations have contributed to a breadth of work spanning public health and behavioral nutrition.

Key publication venues where Lakerveld's work appears repeatedly include:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Environment International
  • BMC Medicine
  • Health & Place

The body of Lakerveld's work spans 144 publications classified under Medicine and 73 under Social Sciences. Within these broad categories, a significant number focus on public health-related subfields such as occupational and environmental health and transportation aspects related to health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Sedentary behavior research network (SBRN) - terminology consensus project process and outcome

    Mark S. Tremblay;Salomé Aubert;Joel D. Barnes;Travis J. Saunders

  • Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: a systematic review of self-regulation mediators

    Pedro J Teixeira;Eliana V Carraça;Marta M Marques;Harry Rutter

  • A systematic review of correlates of sedentary behaviour in adults aged 18–65 years: a socio-ecological approach

    Grainne O’Donoghue;Camille Perchoux;Keitly Mensah;Jeroen Lakerveld

  • Obesogenic environments: a systematic review of the association between the physical environment and adult weight status, the SPOTLIGHT project

    Joreintje D Mackenbach;Harry Rutter;Sofie Compernolle;Ketevan Glonti

  • A life course examination of the physical environmental determinants of physical activity behaviour: A “Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity” (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review

    Angela Carlin;Camille Perchoux;Anna Puggina;Katina Aleksovska

  • Understanding Eating Behavior during the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood : A Literature Review and Perspective on Future Research Directions

    F. Marijn Stok;Britta Renner;Peter Clarys;Nanna Lien

  • Built environmental characteristics and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    N. R. den Braver;J. Lakerveld;F. Rutters;L. J. Schoonmade

  • Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Surveillance Through Accelerometer Pooling in Four European Countries

    Anne Loyen;Alexandra M. Clarke-Cornwell;Sigmund A. Anderssen;Maria Hagströmer

  • Variation in population levels of sedentary time in European children and adolescents according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC.

    Linde Van Hecke;Linde Van Hecke;Anne Loyen;Maïté Verloigne;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Hidde P. van der Ploeg

  • Variation in population levels of physical activity in European children and adolescents according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC

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  • The SOS-framework (Systems of Sedentary behaviours): An international transdisciplinary consensus framework for the study of determinants, research priorities and policy on sedentary behaviour across the life course: A DEDIPAC-study

    Sebastien F. M. Chastin;Marieke De Craemer;Nanna Lien;Claire Bernaards

  • Determinants of diet and physical activity (DEDIPAC): a summary of findings.

    Johannes Brug;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Anne Loyen;Wolfgang Ahrens

  • The Upstream Determinants of Adult Obesity

    Jeroen Lakerveld;Joreintje Mackenbach

  • European Sitting Championship: Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported Sitting Time in the 28 European Union Member States

    Anne Loyen;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Hidde P. van der Ploeg;Adrian Bauman;Johannes Brug

  • Motives for (not) participating in a lifestyle intervention trial

    Jeroen Lakerveld;Jeroen Lakerveld;Wilhelmina IJzelenberg;Maurits W van Tulder;Irene M Hellemans

  • Exploring the relationship between perceived barriers to healthy eating and dietary behaviours in European adults

    M. G. M. Pinho;J. D. Mackenbach;H. Charreire;J.-M. Oppert;J.-M. Oppert

  • Built environmental correlates of cycling for transport across Europe.

    Lieze Mertens;Sofie Compernolle;Benedicte Deforche;Joreintje D. Mackenbach

  • Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review

    Thao Minh Lam;Thao Minh Lam;Ilonca Vaartjes;Diederick E. Grobbee;Derek Karssenberg

  • The SPOTLIGHT virtual audit tool: a valid and reliable tool to assess obesogenic characteristics of the built environment

    John R. Bethlehem;Joreintje D. Mackenbach;Maher Ben-Rebah;Sofie Compernolle

  • Variation in population levels of physical activity in European adults according to cross-European studies: a systematic literature review within DEDIPAC

    Anne Loyen;Linde Van Hecke;Linde Van Hecke;Maïté Verloigne;Ingrid J.M. Hendriksen

  • Motivational interviewing and problem solving treatment to reduce type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk in real life: a randomized controlled trial

    Jeroen Lakerveld;Sandra D Bot;Mai Jm Chinapaw;Maurits W van Tulder

  • Using remote sensing to define environmental characteristics related to physical activity and dietary behaviours: a systematic review (the SPOTLIGHT project).

    Hélène Charreire;J. D. Mackenbach;M. Ouasti;J. Lakerveld

  • Built environmental characteristics and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    J Lakerveld;NR den Braver;F Rutters;LJ Schoonmade

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Rutter
Harry Rutter University of Bath
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Nanna Lien
Nanna Lien University of Oslo
Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
Britta Renner
Britta Renner University of Konstanz
Mary Nicolaou
Mary Nicolaou University of Amsterdam
Frank J. van Lenthe
Frank J. van Lenthe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Onyebuchi A. Arah
Onyebuchi A. Arah University of California, Los Angeles
Rahim Moineddin
Rahim Moineddin University of Toronto

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