Overview
- Editors:
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Luis A. Moreno
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Fac. Ciencias, Inst. Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Iris Pigeot
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FB Mathematik und Informatik, Inst. Statistik, Univ. Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Wolfgang Ahrens
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und Sozialmedizin (BIPS), Bremer Institut für Präventionsforschung, Bremen, Germany
- An authoritative look at global childhood and adolescent obesity Split into two parts: this book provides an overview of the obesity epidemic and in-depth insight into its causes Key experts, leaders in the corresponding fields, summarize the current knowledge of this epidemic
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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- Iris Pigeot, Luis A. Moreno, Wolfgang Ahrens
Pages 1-6
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- Dita Wickins-Drazilova, Garrath Williams
Pages 7-20
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- Gerardo Rodríguez, Angelo Pietrobelli, Youfa Wang, Luis A. Moreno
Pages 21-40
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Descriptive Epidemiology
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- Yannis Manios, Vassiliki Costarelli
Pages 43-68
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- Cynthia L. Ogden, Sarah Connor Gorber, Juan A. Rivera Dommarco, Margaret Carroll, Margot Shields, Katherine Flegal
Pages 69-93
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- Cecilia Albala, Camila Corvalan
Pages 95-110
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- Kylie Hesketh, Karen Campbell, Rachael Taylor
Pages 111-125
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- Hafez Elzein, Sima Hamadeh
Pages 127-152
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- Masao Yoshinaga, Tomoko Ichiki, Yoshiya Ito
Pages 153-162
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- Jessica M. Perkins, S. V. Subramanian
Pages 163-181
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- Youfa Wang, Jie Mi, Yexuan Tao, Ping Chen
Pages 183-194
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- Wolfgang Ahrens, Luis A. Moreno, Iris Pigeot
Pages 219-235
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Etiological Factors
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Front Matter
Pages 237-237
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Aetiological Factors
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- Paola Russo, Fabio Lauria, Alfonso Siani
Pages 239-252
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- Andreu Palou, M. Luisa Bonet, Francisca Serra, Catalina Picó
Pages 253-290
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- Vicente Barrios, Gabriel Ángel Martos-Moreno, Laura M. Frago, Julie A. Chowen, Jesús Argente
Pages 291-309
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- Debbie A. Lawlor, George Davey Smith, Richard Martin
Pages 311-328
About this book
Despite adults’ best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other formerly adult-onset conditions. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents takes the global ecological approach that is needed to understand the scope of the problem and its multiple causes and mechanisms, and to aid in developing more effective prevention and intervention programs. In the book’s first half, experts present a descriptive summary of youth obesity trends in ten world regions, broken down by age group, gender, socioeconomic status, and risk factors. Complementing these findings, part two reviews the evidence base regarding the variables, separately and in combination, having the most significant impact on young people’s development of obesity, including:
• Genetic and nutrigenomic factors.
• Environmental and psychosocial factors, such as family shopping and eating habits and access to healthful foods.
• Neuroendocrine regulation.
• Prenatal and neonatal factors (e.g., gestational diabetes of the mother).
• Dietary factors, from nutrient content to young people’s food preferences.
• Physical activity versus sedentary behavior.
Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents is necessary reading for the range of professionals involved in curtailing this epidemic, including public health specialists, epidemiologists, pediatricians, nurses, nutritionists, psychologists, health educators, and policymakers.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book brings a global focus to obesity in children and adolescents, a very important topic as the obesity problem reaches pandemic proportions. … The book has appeal for a broad audience that includes both biology and epidemiology students, as well as medical students and practitioners. … This is the first book that I have seen that focuses on obesity in children and adolescents. It is excellent and provides a great deal of value to the field.” (Linda G. Snetselaar, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2011)
Editors and Affiliations
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Fac. Ciencias, Inst. Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Luis A. Moreno
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FB Mathematik und Informatik, Inst. Statistik, Univ. Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Iris Pigeot
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und Sozialmedizin (BIPS), Bremer Institut für Präventionsforschung, Bremen, Germany
Wolfgang Ahrens
About the editors
Luis Moreno Aznar is Professor in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Iris Pigeot is Professor in the Division of Biometry and Data Management at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Wolfgang Ahrens is Professor in the Division of Epidemiological Methods and Etiologic Research at the University of Bremen.