This volume accurately and conveniently summarizes the findings and insights of obesity-related research from the full range of social sciences including anthropology, economics, government, psychology, and sociology. The material will be valuable to researchers, public health officials, policymakers, nutritionists, and medical practitioners. INDICE: 1: Introduction: John Cawley of Cornell University; 2: The Epidemiology of Obesity: Aviva Must and E. Whitney Evans of Tufts University; 3: The Demography of Obesity: Christine L. Himes of Syracuse University; 4: The Cliometrics of BMI and Obesity: Scott Alan Carson of University of Texas - Permian Basin; 5: The Anthropology of Obesity: Amanda L. Thompson and Penny Gordon-Larsen of University of North Carolina; 6: The Psychology of Obesity: Ashley Moskovich of Duke University, Jeff Hunger of California State University at Fullerton, and Traci Mann of University of Minnesota.; 7: The Sociology of Obesity: Jeffrey Sobal of Cornell University; 8: The Economics of Obesity: John Cawley of Cornell University; 9: Behavioural Economics and Obesity: Julie S. Downs and George Lowenstein of Carnegie-Mellon University; 10: Obesity Politics and Policy: Rogan Kersh of New York University and James Morone of Brown University;11: Fat Studies: Esther D. Rothblum of San Diego State University; 12: Publicly-Available Data Useful for Social Science Research on Obesity: Inas Rashad Kelly of Queens College, City University of New York; 13: The Complex Systems Science of Obesity: Diane T. Finegood of Simon Fraser University; 14: Challenges for Causal Inference in Obesity Research: M. Christopher Auld of University of Calgary and Paul Grootendorst of University of Toronto; 15: Race, Ethnicityand Obesity: Renee Walker and Ichiro Kawachi of Harvard University; 16: Socioeconomic Status and Obesity: Lindsay McLaren of University of Calgary; 17: TheNutrition Transition and Obesity: Barry M. Popkin of University of North Carolina - Chapel; 18: Peer Effects and Obesity: Jason M. Fletcher of Yale University; 19: Maternal Employment: Patricia M. Anderson of Dartmouth College; 20: Depression and Obesity: Ellen Granberg of Clemson University; 21: Food Marketing, Television and Video Games: Elizabeth A. Vandewater of Research Triangle Institute and Ellen A. Wartella of Northwestern University; 22: Portion Size andthe Obesity Epidemic: Tanja V.E. Kral of University of Pennsylvania and Barbara J. Rolls of Pennsylvania State University; 23: Mindless Eating: Brian Wansink of Cornell University; 24: Food Assistance and Obesity: Michele Ver Ploeg of U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; 25: Physical Activity and the Built Environment: James F. Sallis, Marc A. Adams, and Ding Ding of San Diego State University; 26: Food Deserts: Dianna Smith and Steven Cummins of University of London; 27: Food Prices, Income and Body Weight: Darius Lakdawalla of University of Southern California and Yuhui Zheng of the National Bureau of Economic Research; 28: Policy and Childhood Obesity: John Cawley of Cornell University and Barrett Kirwan of University of Maryland; 29: Obesity and Medical Costs: Eric Finkelstein and Hae Kyung Yang of Duke University. National University of Singapore; 30: Obesity and Mortality: Neil K. Mehta of University of Michigan and Virginia W. Ch
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973636-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés