During the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity inthe United States. An estimated 30% of adults in the US are obese; in 1980, only 15% were. This book offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity. The book is structured in four main sections. The first section considers issues surrounding the definition of obesity, measurement techniques, and the designs of epidemiologic studies. The second section addresses the consequences of obesity, looking at epidemiologic studies that focus on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. The third section looks at determinants obesity, reviewing a wide range of risk factors for obesity including diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, sleep disorders, psychosocial factors, physical environment, biochemical and genetic predictors, and intrauterine exposures. In the final section, the author discusses theanalytical issues and challenges for epidemiologic studies of obesity. INDICE: PART I: STUDY DESIGNS AND MEASUREMENTS; 1. Introduction to ObesityEpidemiology; 2. Descriptive Epidemiology of Obesity Trends; 3. Analytic Epidemiologoic Study Designs in Obesity Research; 4. Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence and Causal Inferences in Obesity Research; 5. Measurement of Adiposity and Body Composition; 6. Dietary Assessment Methods; 7. Physical Activity Measurements; PART II: EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY; 8. Metabolic Consequences of Obesity; 9. Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease; 10. Obesity and Cancer; 11. Obesity and Mortality; 12. Obesity and Health-related Quality of Life; 13. Economic Cost of Obesity; PART III: EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF DETERMINANTS OF OBESITY; 14. Diet and Nutrition; 15. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and Obesity; 16. Sleep Deprivation and Obesity; 17. Social Determinants of Obesity; 18. Metabolic and Hormonal Predictors of Obesity; 19. Developmental Origins of Obesity; 20. Predictors and Consequences of Childhood Obesity; 21. Genetic Predictors of Obesity; 22. Gene-environment Interactions and Obesity.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-531291-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 498
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés