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Obesity prevention and public health / edited by David Crawford and Robert W. Jeffery.
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Book
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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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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPR)
RC628 .O2935 2005
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Subject(s)
Obesity
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Prevention
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Overweight persons
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Health and hygiene
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Lifestyles
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Diet in disease
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Crawford, David, 1960-
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Jeffery, Robert W.
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Summary note
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.
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ISBN
9780198566007 ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
019856600X ((hbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2006296475
OCLC
61129153
International Article Number
9780198566007
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