Obesity and its risk in travel medicine
- Discipline
- Public Health and Tropical Medicine
- Methodology
- (Systematic) Review
- Date
- 01 Nov 2024
- Description
- Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and continues to rise in low-and high-income countries. The relationship between obesity and adverse medical events during or after travel is not well understood. This research project into obesity and travel-related medical events will seek to quantify the known relationship and risks, to aid in prevention of illness and injury in obese travellers, recognise possible intervention and protective measures, and identify areas for future research.
- Keywords
- Travel;Obesity
- Would Suit Applicants Who
- is interested in travel medicine and health promotion/health education. This project is geared for a student looking for a research project, an honours student or master student. The preferred background would be in public health, medicine or allied health.
