Obesity prevention and public health / edited by David Crawford and Robert W. Jeffery.

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Book
Language
English
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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    Providing health researchers, practitioners and policy makers with an overview of the current global obesity epidemic and the case for prevention, this text reviews the existing evidence regarding the effectiveness of strategies to promote health eating and physical activity in order to prevent obesity.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Part 1. The epidemiology of obesity: a global perspective / Jacob C. Seidell
    • The role of nutrition and physical activity in the obesity epidemic / Lisa J. Harnack and Kathryn H. Schmitz
    • The role of socio-cultural factors in the obesity epidemic / Kylie Ball and David Crawford
    • Evolving environmental factors in the obesity epidemic / Robert W. Jeffery and Jennifer A. Linde
    • The implications of the nutrition transition for obesity in the developing world / Barry M. Popkin
    • Part 2. Population approaches to promote healthful eating behaviors / Simone A. French
    • Population approaches to increasing physical activity among children and adults / Jo Salmon and Abby C. King
    • Population approaches to obesity prevention / Robert W Jeffery and Jennifer A. Linde
    • The cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention / Rob Carter and Marj Moodie
    • Part 3. Opportunities to prevent obesity in children within families: an ecological approach / Kirsten Krahnstoever Davison and Karen Campbell
    • Drawing possible lessons for obesity prevention and control from the tobacco control experience / Shawna L. Mercer, Laura Kettel Khan, Lawrence W. Green, Abby C. Rosenthal, Rose Nathan, Corinne G. Husten, and William H. Dietz
    • The potential for policy initiatives to address the obesity epidemic: a legal perspective from the United States / Ellen J. Fried
    • The potential of food regulation as a policy instrument for obesity prevention in developing countries / Mark Lawrence
    • The need for courageous action to prevent obesity / Marlene B. Schwarz and Kelly D. Brownell.
    ISBN
    • 9780198566007 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 019856600X ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2006296475
    OCLC
    61129153
    International Article Number
    • 9780198566007
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