| Contents |
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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007029027 |
| ISBN | 9780195312911 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195312910 (cloth : alk. paper) |
