Obesity Epidemiology
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-957151-2 (ISBN)
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Although recognised clinically for some time as an important condition that increases risk of ill-health in affected individuals, it is only recently that obesity had been recognised as a population-wide problem that requires preventive action. Obesity is a major contributor to diseases and disability, the associated health costs are enormous and obesity has already reached epidemic proportions in many countries, and incidence is continuing to increase in children and adults. Disturbingly the epidemic is not confined to developed countries, with many developing countries and those in transition affected. While recognised as a major population health problem, our understanding of the causes of the epidemic is poor, there has been relatively little population-based research that has focused on the prevention of unhealthy weight gain, and as a consequence knowledge regarding how and where best to intervene is limited.
Revised and updated and now part of the From Aetiology to Public Health series, Obesity Epidemiology provides a scholarly text that assists those concerned with understanding prevalence and trends in obesity; its health, social and economic consequences, the underlying causes of the obesity epidemic, the existing evidence regarding strategies to prevent obesity, and the potential of public health initiatives to impact on the population prevalence of obesity. This edition not only provides a thorough update of the material presented in the previous edition (entitled Obesity Prevention and Public Health), but also includes twelve new chapters that cover the epidemiology of obesity in children and adults, and the potential of public health approaches to its prevention. This book will be of interest to all those working in public health and epidemiology; health policy makers, and clinicians and health practitioners working in the related fields of nutrition, exercise and diabetes.
About the series By looking at public health issues from a unique condition-based approach, the innovative From Aetiology to Public Health series examines top public health issues from aetiology through to public health and prevention.
Johannes Brug worked as nutrition epidemiologist for TNO-nutrition, the main Dutch research institute for nutrition-related research (1989-1991). He was granted a fellowship from the Dutch Cancer Society and worked for this Society until 1994 after which he started his PhD research at the Department of Health Education and Promotion of Maastricht University. He obtained his PhD in Health Sciences in 1997 and subsequently worked as Associate Professor in Health Psychology and later as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Netherlands Open University. From 2000-2002 Hans Brug was Professor of Nutrition Education and Director of Education at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University. From 2002 to early 2007 Brug was Professor of Determinants of Population Health at the Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam. Hans Brug is an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Australia.
PART 1: THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OBESITY ; 1. Prevalence and trends in childhood obesity ; 2. Prevalence and trends in adult obesity in affluent countries ; 3. Physical health consequences of child and adolescent obesity ; 4. Health consequences of overweight and obesity in adults ; 5. Psychosocial issues in obese children and adults ; 6. Health economic burden of obesity - an international perspective ; PART 2: THE DRIVERS OF THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC ; 7. The role of nutrition and physical activity in the obesity epidemic ; 8. The role of socio-cultural factors in the obesity epidemic ; 9. Evolving environmental factors in the obesity epidemic ; 10. The implications of the nutrition transition for obesity in the developing world ; PART 3: THE EXISTING EVIDENCE REGARDING PREVENTION ; 11. Population approaches to promote healthful eating behaviours ; 12. Population approaches to increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour among children and adults ; 13. Population approaches to obesity prevention ; 14. The role of surgical, pharmacological, and other treatment options ; 15. The cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention ; PART 4: POTENTIAL APPROACHES TO PREVENTION ; 16. Drawing possible lessons for obesity prevention and control from the tobacco control experience ; 17. The role of parents in preventing child overweight and obesity: an ecological approach ; 18. The potential for policy initiatives to address the obesity epidemic: a legal perspective from the United States ; 19. The potential of food regulation as a policy instrument for obesity prevention in developing countries ; 20. What role can urban planning and transportation policy play in the prevention of obesity? ; 21. Can fiscal approaches help to reduce obesity risk? ; 22. Social marketing approaches to obesity prevention ; 23. Community interventions and initiatives to prevent obesity ; 24. The food and beverage industry's efforts regarding obesity prevention ; 25. The need for courageous action to prevent obesity ; 26. Conclusion: Obesity and its prevention in the 21st century
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.9.2010 |
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| Co-Autor | Robert W. Jeffery, Kylie Ball, Johannes Brug |
| Zusatzinfo | 73 black and white line drawings |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-957151-1 / 0199571511 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-957151-2 / 9780199571512 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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