Obesity prevention and public health /
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. |
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| Description: | xiii, 338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5816497 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgement
- 1. The epidemiology of obesity: a global perspective
- 2. The role of nutrition and physical activity in the obesity epidemic
- 3. The role of socio-cultural factors in the obesity epidemic
- 4. Evolving environmental factors in the obesity epidemic
- 5. The implications of the nutrition transition for obesity in the developing world
- 6. Population approaches to promote healthful eating behaviour
- 7. Population approaches to increasing physical activity among children and adults
- 8. Population approaches to obesity prevention
- 9. The cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention
- 10. Opportunities to prevent obesity in children within families: an ecological approach
- 11. Drawing possible lessons for obesity prevention from the tobacco control experience
- 12. The potential for policy initiative to address the obesity epidemic: a legal perspective from the United States
- 13. The potential of food regulation as a policy instrument for obesity prevention in developing countries
- 14. The need for courageous action to prevent obesity
