This study reviewed evidence linking economic globalization to the obesity epidemic. Keyword/reference search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, EconLit, Google Scholar, and BMC Globalization and Health. A total of 16 studies were identified, in which six adopted a cross‐sectional study design, nine adopted a longitudinal study design, and the remaining one adopted a case‐control study design. Thirteen studies assessed the relationship between economic globalization and obesity at the country level, whereas the remaining three analyzed individual‐level data. Fourteen studies found at least one aspect and/or measure of economic globalization to be positively associated with overweight/obesity, one found an inverse association, and the remaining one reported a null finding. Through market deregulation, tariff reduction, and investment liberalization, economic globalization tends to accelerate the market entry of modern food manufacturers, supermarket chains, and fast‐food restaurants, resulting in substantially increased supply of high‐sugar/fat energy‐dense foods with enhanced variety and accessibility and reduced price. The potential impact of economic globalization on obesity through the adoption of modern workplace and domestic technologies and motorized transportation and through changes in social norms and culture were hypothesized in the literature but not empirically examined, which warrants future data‐driven research.

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有关肥胖流行病的经济全球化的范围回顾。

这项研究回顾了将经济全球化与肥胖流行联系起来的证据。关键字/参考搜索在PubMed，Web of Science，Cochrane图书馆，Scopus，EconLit，Google Scholar和BMC Globalization and Health中进行。总共确定了16项研究，其中6项采用横断面研究设计，9项采用纵向研究设计，其余1项采用病例对照研究设计。十三项研究评估了国家层面经济全球化与肥胖之间的关系，而其余三项分析了个人层面的数据。14项研究发现，经济全球化的至少一个方面和/或量度与超重/肥胖呈正相关，一项发现呈反相关，而其余一项报告没有发现。通过放松市场管制，降低关税，投资自由化，经济全球化趋向于加速现代食品制造商，超市连锁店和快餐店的市场准入，从而导致高糖/高脂肪高能量食品的供应大量增加，品种和可及性得到提高。减价。通过采用现代工作场所和国内技术以及机动化交通以及社会规范和文化的变化，经济全球化对肥胖的潜在影响已在文献中进行了假设，但没有进行实证研究，这值得进行未来的数据驱动研究。结果导致高糖/高脂肪高能量食品的供应量大大增加，品种和可获得性得到提高，价格降低。通过采用现代工作场所和国内技术以及机动化交通以及社会规范和文化的变化，经济全球化对肥胖的潜在影响已在文献中进行了假设，但没有进行实证研究，这值得进行未来的数据驱动研究。结果导致高糖/高脂肪高能量食品的供应量大大增加，品种和可获得性得到提高，价格降低。通过采用现代工作场所和国内技术以及机动化交通以及社会规范和文化的变化，经济全球化对肥胖的潜在影响已在文献中进行了假设，但没有进行实证研究，这值得进行未来的数据驱动研究。