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This work offers practical information about the methodology of epidemiologic studies of obesity. The first section considers the definition and measurement of obesity and the designs of epidemiologic studies, while the next two sections address the consequences and determinants of obesity.
Introduction to obesity epidemiology -- Descriptive epidemiology of obesity trends -- Analytic epidemiologic designs in obesity research -- Interpreting epidemiologic evidence and causal inference in obesity research -- Measurements of adiposity and body composition -- Dietary assessment methods -- Physical activity measurements -- Metabolic consequences of obesity -- Obesity and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity and cancer / Eugenia E. Calle -- Obesity and mortality -- Obesity and health-related quality of life / Daniel Kim and Ichiro Kawachi -- Economic costs of obesity / Graham A. Colditz and Y. Claire Wang -- Diet, nutrition, and obesity -- Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and obesity -- Sleep deprivation and obesity / Sanjay R. Patel and Frank B. Hu -- Social determinants of obesity / Gary G. Bennett, Kathleen Y. Wolin, and Dustin T. Duncan -- Metabolic and hormonal predictors of obesity -- Developmental origins of obesity / Matthew W. Gillman -- Predictors and consequences of childhood obesity / Alison E. Field -- Genetic predictors of obesity -- Gene-environment interactions and obesity.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008