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Lead (Pb) and the NMDA Receptor Hypofunction Hypothesis: A Comparative Review of Non-Essential Metal Exposures in Schizophrenia. 铅(Pb)和NMDA受体功能减退假说:精神分裂症非必需金属暴露的比较回顾。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00551-9
Jennifer S Smith, Kendall P Dean, Justin A Colacino, Dana C Dolinoy, Alexis J Handal
{"title":"Lead (Pb) and the NMDA Receptor Hypofunction Hypothesis: A Comparative Review of Non-Essential Metal Exposures in Schizophrenia.","authors":"Jennifer S Smith, Kendall P Dean, Justin A Colacino, Dana C Dolinoy, Alexis J Handal","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00551-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00551-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and anhedonia [1, 2]. Strong biological plausibility supports a disease-specific relationship between metal and metalloid exposures and SCZ, particularly through disruption of metal ion coordination within with the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr), a key regulator of neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity [3-5]. This review synthesizes existing epidemiological evidence linking metal exposure to SCZ and integrates these findings with longstanding hypotheses implicating NMDAr hypofunction as a core neurobiological mechanism underlying the disorder.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Fifteen studies met inclusion criteria, including thirteen identified through systematic database searches and two identified through external sources. Overall, findings demonstrated positive associations between metal exposures and schizophrenia-related outcomes. Lead (Pb) emerged as the most consistently associated metal across studies (associated with SCZ in 8 of 10 studies evaluating Pb). Additional metals and metalloids associated with SCZ included Cd (associated with SCZ in 4 of 9 studies evaluating Cd), Cr (associated with SCZ in 3 out of 5 studies evaluating Cr), U (associated with SCZ in 2 of 2 studies evaluating U), and As (associated with SCZ in 2 of 6 studies evaluating As). The following metals were each also associated with SCZ in 1 of 1 study evaluating them: W, Sb, Ba, and Cs. Dysregulation of essential metals including Se, Fe, Cu, Ca, Mn, and Zn were also associated with SCZ, suggesting that both toxic metal burden and disruption of essential metal homeostasis may contribute to disease risk. Current epidemiological evidence supports an association between metal biomarker levels and SCZ, with Pb most consistently implicated. These findings may be consistent with the NMDAr hypofunction hypothesis. However, inconsistent exposure assessment, variable diagnostic criteria, and limited consideration of developmental timing constrain causal inference. Future research incorporating standardized exposure metrics, improved temporal resolution, and gene-environment frameworks is needed to clarify causal relationships and identify vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13364937/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148429938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Impact of Ambient Heat on Perinatal and Neonatal Health in the Context of Climate Change: A Scoping Review. 气候变化背景下环境热对围产期和新生儿健康的影响:范围综述
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-07-10 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00549-3
Eline Holvoet, Paul Lokubal, Matthew Chersich, Veronique Filippi, Debra Jackson, Darshnika Lakhoo, Shobna Sawry, Shuchita Gupta, Stanley Luchters
{"title":"The Impact of Ambient Heat on Perinatal and Neonatal Health in the Context of Climate Change: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Eline Holvoet, Paul Lokubal, Matthew Chersich, Veronique Filippi, Debra Jackson, Darshnika Lakhoo, Shobna Sawry, Shuchita Gupta, Stanley Luchters","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00549-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00549-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, raising concerns about the impacts of heat on neonates. Neonatal care around temperature control has traditionally focused on hypothermia prevention but is increasingly examining heat-related risks. This scoping review maps perinatal and neonatal health outcomes correlated with heat exposure during prenatal and neonatal periods.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Across 61 studies published between 2012 and 2025, this review maps heat-health associations beyond preterm birth, identifying consistent links between ambient heat and low birth weight, stillbirth, neonatal mortality, and congenital anomalies. Risks are heightened in socially and geographically vulnerable populations, and potential physiologic mechanisms and causal pathways are discussed. Critical exposure windows are emerging, but not yet conclusively defined. Heat exposure is associated with multiple adverse perinatal and neonatal health outcomes, with risks varying by timing of exposure and population vulnerability. Underlying biological pathways remain poorly understood, requiring primary research to protect perinatal and neonatal health in a rapidly warming world.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148419318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessing the Evidence for Differential Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Across Fires and Populations: A Critical Review of Recent Studies. 评估野火烟雾对不同火灾和人群的不同健康影响的证据:对最近研究的批判性回顾。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-06-30 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00548-4
Colleen E Reid, Sheryl Magzamen
{"title":"Assessing the Evidence for Differential Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Across Fires and Populations: A Critical Review of Recent Studies.","authors":"Colleen E Reid, Sheryl Magzamen","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00548-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00548-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To evaluate the recent literature on differential exposure to and health risks from wildfire smoke across subpopulations, whether wildfire-derived PM<sub>2.5</sub> affects health differently from non-wildfire-derived PM<sub>2.5</sub>, and how wildfire smoke composition affects health.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We found inconsistent evidence of differential exposure to and health risks from wildfire PM<sub>2.5</sub> by population subgroups. This could be due to variation in wildfire PM<sub>2.5</sub> infiltration into buildings and ability to take individual protective actions, both of which have been noted to be related to socio-economic status in the recent scientific literature. Respiratory health endpoints have been the most consistent and commonly evaluated health outcome in studies of wildfire smoke; additional research is needed to resolve conflicting findings for non-respiratory health outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular disease). Although some recent studies have documented larger health risks from wildfire-derived as compared to non-wildfire-derived PM<sub>2.5</sub>, we document how further research could evaluate whether these findings are confounded by type of fuel burned, due to methodological concerns, or are true. We also conclude that more research is necessary to elucidate potential differences in health risks of constituents of wildfire smoke other than PM<sub>2.5</sub> or from burning of different fuels. Wildfire smoke is projected to continue to increase. We encourage future research to move away from further documentation of respiratory health impacts of wildfire smoke, which has been very well established, into studies of other health endpoints that have been less well studied to date, more exploration into health effects from wildfire smoke constituents other than PM2.5 and from different types of fires (i.e., wildland urban interface (WUI) fires versus wildland fires), and additional exploration of remaining uncertainties with a goal of further supporting public health protection from wildfire smoke.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13319993/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148351037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lactation Interrupted: PFAS Impact on Capacity to Breastfeed Ignored. 哺乳中断:PFAS对母乳喂养能力的影响被忽视。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-06-13 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00546-6
Katherine E Pelch, Megan E Romano, Anna Reade, Suzanne E Fenton, Amalie Timmermann
{"title":"Lactation Interrupted: PFAS Impact on Capacity to Breastfeed Ignored.","authors":"Katherine E Pelch, Megan E Romano, Anna Reade, Suzanne E Fenton, Amalie Timmermann","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00546-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00546-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>In this commentary, we focus on the association between exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and effects on breastfeeding duration and mammary gland function. We argue that the ability to breastfeed is vulnerable to PFAS exposure and question whether recent regulatory and clinical decision-making contexts have adequately acknowledged these important public health impacts.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Across geographically and sociodemographically distinct human populations, shorter duration of breastfeeding is apparent among those with the highest levels of circulating PFAS during pregnancy. Further, toxicological studies indicate that the mammary gland is one of the most sensitive tissues to disruption from PFAS exposure. However, recent analyses, such as the human health toxicity assessment supporting the national primary drinking water regulations and clinical monitoring recommendations fail to adequately incorporate these data into regulatory and clinical decisions that should also support new mothers and their infants. To be more protective of public health, we recommend that mammary gland functional effects, including breastfeeding duration, be incorporated in future risk assessment, regulatory, and clinical decision-making contexts. Future toxicological research, including routine toxicological testing, should use contemporary measures of mammary gland development and function to more fully evaluate the impacts on mammary gland function after exposure to a wider variety of PFAS beyond perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). In addition, clinical recommendations regarding breastfeeding should acknowledge and address the unique concerns expressed by PFAS-exposed individuals and communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13264585/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148249540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Chemicals of Concern in Chemical Hair Straightening Products: A Scoping Review. 化学直发产品中关注的化学物质:范围综述。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-06-04 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00544-8
Emily Weaver, Marissa Chan, Lariah Edwards, Ami R Zota
{"title":"Chemicals of Concern in Chemical Hair Straightening Products: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Emily Weaver, Marissa Chan, Lariah Edwards, Ami R Zota","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00544-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00544-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Chemical hair straighteners may contribute to adverse health outcomes, particularly among women of color, due to their higher use of these products. However, there is limited research on which chemical ingredients and contaminants may be the most putative agents. We conducted a scoping review to summarize the existing exposure assessment literature on chemicals of concern in two popular types of chemical hair straighteners (chemical relaxers and keratin treatments) and provide recommendations for future research.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Twenty-one studies and reports used one or more of the following methods to identify chemicals of concern: product testing, ingredient label analysis, biomonitoring, and air monitoring. Multiple chemicals were characterized in these products including formaldehyde, formaldehyde releasing preservatives (FRPs), volatile organic compounds, fragrance ingredients, metals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (e.g., phthalates, phenols, and parabens). Chemical composition varied by product type, with keratin treatments more frequently containing formaldehyde or FRPs and relaxers containing EDCs and fragrance ingredients. In addition to assessing potential exposures for consumers, several studies highlighted the potential for higher exposures in salon workers. Multiple chemicals of concern, including endocrine active and carcinogenic chemicals, were identified in these products, and composition varied by product type. Future research should use new approaches, such as exposomics, to understand the full extent of environmental exposures among consumers and salon workers. Community-informed interventions are also imperative for reducing chemical exposures of concern and related health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13236817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148154931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Endocrine Disruption and Male Fertility. 内分泌紊乱与男性生育能力。
IF 9.1 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-06-03 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00545-7
Gurugowtham Ulaganathan, Susan K Murphy
{"title":"Endocrine Disruption and Male Fertility.","authors":"Gurugowtham Ulaganathan, Susan K Murphy","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00545-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00545-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Endocrine-disrupting chemicals affect nearly every human on the planet and are known to interfere with reproduction. Most studies have focused on gestational exposure effects in females. Emerging evidence indicates that preconception exposures in males can also impact pregnancy outcomes and offspring health. This review describes how several major endocrine disruptors impair key male fertility endpoints and their subsequent effects on downstream processes, including fertilization and the health of the next generation(s).</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, bisphenols, phthalates, and parabens can have widespread effects on male fertility by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and through direct effects on the male reproductive system. These effects include impaired semen quality (sperm count, morphology, motility), changes in the spermatogenic process, mitochondrial disruption, reactive oxygen species generation, skewed energy metabolism, germ cell apoptosis, and changes in the sperm epigenome (DNA methylation, histone modifications, noncoding RNAs). Studies continue to demonstrate that paternal endocrine disruptor exposure impacts the next generation and in some cases beyond, with studies in animal models showing disruption of fertility in the F1 and F2 generations, and studies of occupational exposures in humans showing increased risks of low birth weight and congenital heart disease for children born to exposed fathers. The hypothesis that preconception paternal exposures are consequential to future generations has slowly been gaining traction, but more research is needed to better understand the intergenerational and transgenerational health consequences of endocrine disruptor exposures, the underlying mechanisms, and, given the growing ubiquity of these chemicals in our food and environment, to develop and implement strategies for mitigation of these effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148148899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Encoding Justice with Data: Environmental Justice Screening Tools and the Limits of Quantification. 用数据编码正义:环境正义筛选工具和量化的局限性。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-05-30 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00543-9
Misbath Daouda, Carlos F Gould
{"title":"Encoding Justice with Data: Environmental Justice Screening Tools and the Limits of Quantification.","authors":"Misbath Daouda, Carlos F Gould","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00543-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00543-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review examines government-sponsored environmental justice indices used in the United States, focusing on how their design choices operationalize justice. Rather than evaluating index outputs, we analyze their structural features, aggregation strategies, and underlying assumptions, and assess how they are used in peer-reviewed research between 2020 and 2025.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Across jurisdictions, indices show strong structural convergence, typically including exposure and vulnerability domains. Additive and multiplicative aggregation approaches encode different assumptions about how burdens interact, affecting community rankings and designations. Despite growing policy influence, indices are infrequently used as primary analytical tools in research. Procedural and recognitional dimensions remain weakly represented, and index construction is rarely examined explicitly. Environmental justice indices function not only as measurement tools but as governance mechanisms shaping eligibility and resource allocation. While effective for distributive screening, they represent partial definitions of justice and should be interpreted with caution within broader democratic and community-based frameworks.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13222189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148101253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Industrial Pollution and Health in Louisiana: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies. 路易斯安那州的工业污染与健康:定量和定性研究的系统回顾。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-05-22 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00540-y
Miriam R Simon, Juliet M Nussbaum, Kenya Goodson, Barbara L Allen, Michelle Smith, Isabella U Yalif, Alison K Cohen
{"title":"Industrial Pollution and Health in Louisiana: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies.","authors":"Miriam R Simon, Juliet M Nussbaum, Kenya Goodson, Barbara L Allen, Michelle Smith, Isabella U Yalif, Alison K Cohen","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00540-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00540-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Louisiana has one of the largest concentrations of petrochemical industry in the USA. Many studies have assessed patterns of industrial pollution and health in Louisiana; we aim to systematically review this evidence. We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, APA PsycInfo, and GreenFILE for peer-reviewed papers published 1999-2024 that reported geographical variation in health or industrial pollution, and/or tested for an association between the two in Louisiana. We used Covidence to support standardized review and extraction.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We identified 2485 non-duplicate papers in our search; 53 met the inclusion criteria. Most reported quantitative findings. All studies of industrial pollution described air pollution (some also described other pollution). Studies described various health outcomes, including cancer, respiratory health, mortality, and COVID-19. Overall, people who lived closer to industrial activity had higher pollution exposure and worse health. Black and lower-income residents were exposed to more industrial activity than white and higher-income residents. Twenty-one studies assessed statistical associations between industrial pollution and health; many found an association. Twenty-one studies were quantitative and adjusted for confounding, 29 studies did not adjust for confounding (including qualitative studies), and three studies did not adjust for confounding and had authors with industry ties. Evidence suggests that there is a higher burden of air pollution and worse health outcomes in industrialized areas of Louisiana. While there was some evidence of significant associations between industrial pollution and health outcomes, research with larger sample sizes and improved pollution exposure measurements could be informative.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13197355/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147986890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Field Experiments on Health and the Built Environment in Urban Settings: A Scoping Review. 城市环境中健康与建筑环境的实地实验:范围综述。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00539-5
Alexandra Bretones Diaz, Samuel Nello-Deakin, Jordi Honey-Rosés
{"title":"Field Experiments on Health and the Built Environment in Urban Settings: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Alexandra Bretones Diaz, Samuel Nello-Deakin, Jordi Honey-Rosés","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00539-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00539-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Science has long examined how the built environment impacts health and wellbeing, yet most research has relied on observational and longitudinal studies. Much less attention has been paid to field experiments as a method to understand how environmental conditions may impact health. Although formal field experiments are common in public health, environmental psychology and related fields, they remain rare in urban planning and design despite their potential to inform how urban transformations may improve health and wellbeing. This scoping review examines how field experiments have been used to assess the health and wellbeing impacts of the built environment.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Following an extensive keyword search, we identified studies published between 2015 and 2025 that employed a field experimental design in an urban or peri-urban context and directly assessed health-related outcomes associated with built environment characteristics or interventions. A total of 26 studies met the inclusion criteria and were analysed according to their topical focus, methodological design, assessed health outcomes, and reported challenges and limitations. Most studies focused on the health and wellbeing impacts of exposure to urban green features, accounting for over two thirds of reviewed studies. Mental health and wellbeing outcomes were assessed more frequently than physical health outcomes, often through a combination of self-reported and objective physiological measures. Only a limited number of studies involved direct interventions or transformations of the built environment, while most compared existing environmental conditions. The limited number of field experiments addressing issues beyond urban green features suggests there is considerable opportunity to expand the use of field experiments to assess the health impacts of other types of built environment interventions, particularly in the context of the growing popularity of tactical urbanism and temporary urban transformations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13186863/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147971190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cooking, Food Agency and Pro- Health Behavior. 烹饪,食品代理和促进健康行为。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2026-05-16 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-026-00541-x
Amy B Trubek, Emily H Belarmino, Julia A Wolfson, Jacob Lahne
{"title":"Cooking, Food Agency and Pro- Health Behavior.","authors":"Amy B Trubek, Emily H Belarmino, Julia A Wolfson, Jacob Lahne","doi":"10.1007/s40572-026-00541-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-026-00541-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>We explore and summarize the evidence linking cooking to health with consideration of the broader implications for nutrition security. We begin with an overview of social transformations in everyday meal preparation over the past century and how these transformations and cooking at home are associated behaviors. With increased availability of prepared and processed foods in the food environment, making meals at home has emerged as a pro-health behavior with the potential to promote nutrition. Food agency is a means of defining and assessing meal preparation practices, which include cooking but also other practical and cognitive actions. We discuss the theory and measurement of food agency and provide a framework for action to better understand and address possible associations between food agency, cooking skills and behavior, and nutrition security.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Available evidence suggests higher level cooking skills, greater frequency of cooking at home, and higher cooking confidence are associated with greater fruit and vegetable intake and higher diet quality. However, numerous barriers to making meals from whole ingredients at home exist including food environments and sociocultural pressures that prioritize convenience. Much of the current research on food and cooking remains focused on consumption. However, more work is needed to articulate the pathways through which food agency and cooking could support dietary quality and nutrition security.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13179914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147959959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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