With chronic non communicable diseases becoming the main disease burden and cause of death for Chinese residents, shaping a built environment to reduce obesity through spatial strategies has become a new task for urban and rural planning to guide healthy lifestyles. This article is based on relevant literature on the impact of built environment on obesity among residents in the past 20 years. It provides an overview of the impact of built environment on obesity among residents, summarizes the long-term chain impact of built environment on obesity among residents, and highlights the factors of built environment that researchers are most concerned about; On the basis of empirical research results, relevant policies and practical explorations to promote physical activity and healthy diet were sorted out, and challenges such as strengthening food environment research, emphasizing the regulatory role of corresponding mechanisms of socio-economic attributes, and emphasizing the mediating role of perceived built environment were pointed out, in order to provide international experience for promoting healthy city construction.

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