Lukar Thornton

University of Antwerp — Belgium

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(97), Urban Transport and Accessibility(48), Nutritional Studies and Diet(19), Health disparities and outcomes(18), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling(16)

Publications151 total

Investigating food-related aspects of apartment building design guidelines: an international comparison
Urban Transformations·2025Open Access
Profiling users and non-users of meal delivery services in Belgium using latent class analysis
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
How can cities accelerate, support and evaluate actions for active movement for health: protocol for CITY-MOVE, a multicase implementation research study in six cities in three continents
BMJ Open·2025Open Access
Food Business Owner Perspectives on Meal Delivery Platforms in Belgium: A Qualitative Investigation
Urban Planning·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Can we improve the healthiness of online food purchases through the Nutri-Score and site design?
Food Policy·2025· 5 cited
Paving the way: Urban Health, Food Systems, and the Imperative for Holistic City-Led Action
F1000Research·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk of overweight in early and mid-life: a longitudinal population cohort study spanning 12 years
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Exploring the use of meal delivery services in Belgium
European Journal of Public Health·2024Open Access
Planning healthy food environments: An analysis of local government municipal public health and wellbeing policy in regional <scp>Victoria</scp>
Health Promotion Journal of Australia·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Health map for HealthGap: Defining a geographical catchment to examine cardiovascular risk in Victoria, Australia
Health & Place·2024Open Access
The interrelationships between kitchen design and food practices for apartment dwellers in Melbourne, Australia: an exploratory study
Cities & Health·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Examining the nutrition and packaging of foods promoted as ‘Back to School’ products for children’s school lunchboxes
Proceedings of The Nutrition Society·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
6. Hypothetical Impact of Intervening on Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Childhood to Reduce the Risk of Adolescent Obesity: Stratification by Polygenic Risk in a Population Cohort Study
Journal of Adolescent Health·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Exploring food shopping behaviours in 20-minute neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional analysis of ProjectPLAN
Cities & Health·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Do 20-minute neighbourhoods moderate associations between work and commute hours with food consumption? – ADDENDUM
Public Health Nutrition·2024Open Access
Socioeconomic differences in associations between living in a 20-min neighbourhood and diet, physical activity and self-rated health: Cross-sectional findings from ProjectPLAN
Health & Place·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Cross-sectional associations between work and commute hours with frequency and location of food outlet visits: The moderating role of 20-minute neighbourhoods
Cities·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Do 20-minute neighbourhoods moderate associations between work and commute hours with food consumption?
Public Health Nutrition·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk for high BMI magnify obesity risk across childhood: a longitudinal, population, cohort study
The Lancet Global Health·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Associations between coastal proximity and children’s mental health in Australia
Geographical Research·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kylie Ball(15), David Crawford(12), Anne Kavanagh(11), Karen E. Lamb(10), Rebecca Bentley(9), Adrian J. Cameron(7), Jamie Pearce(5), Sarah A. McNaughton(4), Tania King(4), Verity Cleland(4), Wilma Waterlander(3), Anne Ellaway(3), Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis(3), Anna Timperio(3), Neil T. Coffee(3), Cliona Ní Mhurchú(2), Stefanie Vandevijvere(2), Bridget Kelly(2), Wendy Snowdon(2), Boyd Swinburn(2)