Epidemiology of obesity in children and adolescents
Subtitle: prevalence and etiology
By: Luis A. Moreno, Iris Pigeot, Wolfgang Ahrens, editors
Series: Springer series on epidemiology and public health; Springer series on epidemiology and health
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9781441960382; 9781441960399
Subjects: Etiology; Epidemiology; Obesity in adolescence; Adolescent; Child; Obesity in children; Obesity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Iris Pigeot, Luis A. Moreno, and Wolfgang Ahrens; title: Ethics and Public Policy / Dita Wickins-Drazilova and Garrath Williams; title: Methodological Aspects for Childhood and Adolescence Obesity Epidemiology / Gerardo Rodríguez ... [et al.]; title: Part I. Descriptive Epidemiology; title: Childhood Obesity in the WHO European Region / Yannis Manios and Vassiliki Costarelli; title: The Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity in Canada, Mexico and the United States / Cynthia L. Ogden ... [et al.]; title: Epidemiology of Obesity in Children in South America / Cecilia Albala and Camila Corvalan; title: Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region /  Kylie Hesketh, Karen Campbell, and Rachael Taylor; title: Prevalence and Etiology : Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries / Hafez Elzein and Sima Hamadeh; title: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Japan / Masao Yoshinaga, Tomoko Ichiki, and Yoshiya Ito; title: Social Epidemiology of Nutritional Burden Among Children and Adolescents in India /  Jessica M. Perkins and S.V. Subramanian; title: Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in China / Youfa Wang ... [et al.]; title: Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Obesity in Children and Adolescents: South-East Asia and Singapore / Ting Fei Ho; title: Childhood Obesity : Prevalence Worldwide - Synthesis Part I / Wolfgang Ahrens, Luis A. Moreno, and Iris Pigeot; title: Part II. Etiological Factors; title: Genetic Factors / Paola Russo, Fabio Lauria, and Alfonso Siani; title: Genetics and Nutrigenomics of Obesity / Andreu Palou ... [et al.]; title: Neuroendocrine Regulation / Vicente Barrios ... [et al.]; title: Perinatal and Infant Determinants of Obesity / Debbie A. Lawlor, George Davey Smith, and Richard Martin; title: Food Patterns and Nutrient Intake in Relation to Childhood Obesity / Gerardo Rodríguez ... [et al.]; title: Physical Activity, Fitness and Fatness in Children and Adolescents / David Jiménez-Pavón ... [et al.]; title: Sedentary Behaviors and Obesity in Children and Adolescents / J.P. Rey-López ... [et al.]; title: Socio-Economic Status and Obesity in Childhood / Fiona Johnson, Michelle Pratt, and Jane Wardle; title: Environmental Factors : Opportunities and Barriers for Physical Activity, and Healthy Eating / Inge Huybrechts, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, and Stefaan De Henauw; title: Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Obesity / Amy E. Sgrenci and Myles S. Faith; title: Consumer Behavior in Childhood Obesity Research and Policy / Lucia A. Reisch, Wencke Gwozdz, and Suzanne Beckmann; title: Eating Behavior and Weight in Children / Clare Llewellyn, Susan Carnell, and Jane Wardle; title: Childhood Obesity : Etiology - Synthesis Part II / Luis A. Moreno, Iris Pigeot, and Wolfgang Ahrens.