Obesity epidemiology

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Main Author: Hu, Frank B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu
  • Descriptive epidemiology of obesity trends / Frank B. Hu
  • Analytic epidemiologic designs in obesity research / Frank B. Hu-- Interpreting epidemiologic evidence and causal inference in obesity research / Frank B. Hu
  • Measurements of adiposity and body composition / Frank B. Hu
  • Dietary assessment methods / Frank B. Hu
  • Physical activity measurements / Frank B. Hu
  • Metabolic consequences of obesity / Frank B. Hu
  • Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Frank B. Hu
  • Obesity and cancer / Eugenia E. Calle
  • Obesity and mortality / Frank B. Hu
  • 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 / Frank B. Hu
  • Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and obesity / Frank B. Hu
  • 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 / Frank B. Hu
  • Developmental origins of obesity / Matthew W. Gillman
  • Predictors and consequences of childhood obesity / Alison E. Field
  • Genetic predictors of obesity / Frank B. Hu
  • Gene-environment interactions and obesity / Frank B. Hu.