Our Research

  GLOBE is one of the largest research groups dedicated to obesity prevention research in Australia. The team consists of researchers acro...

In high-income countries, the prevalence of obesity follows a socioeconomic gradient – the lower the socioeconomic position the greater the risk of ad...

The global obesity cluster of the Global Obesity Centre prioritizes obesity prevention research and evaluation in low and middle-income countries and ...

Food environments globally and in Australia are dominated by unhealthy foods that are readily available and heavily promoted. These unhealthy food env...

The retail food environment represents the interface between the population and the food system. The unhealthy food environments in which we live are ...

In Australia, monitoring of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors (e.g. physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, poor diet quality, insu...

Obesity is a major health priority globally because it is a determinant of Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cancer. In Australia, obesity ...

The substantial health burden attributable to obesity in Australia and around the globe is well recognised. In addition to the health impact caused by...

GLOBE is currently involved in a number of community and organisational projects, working with stakeholder groups to identify the causes of complex he...