Epidemiology and Social Impact of Obesity

Neville Rigby; Rachel Leach; Tim Lobstein; Rachel Huxley; Shiriki Kumanyika

doi:10.1002/9780470712221.ch2

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Epidemiology and Social Impact of Obesity

Neville Rigby, Rachel Leach, Tim Lobstein, Rachel Huxley and Shiriki Kumanyika

Obesity, pp 21-41

27 Mar 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470712221.ch2

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behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS)

centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

epidemiological surveys – shows the mean weight of increasing population

epidemiology and social impact of obesity

European health examination survey (EHES) – introduces objective measures of height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol

NHANES data – provides vivid comparisons between genders, ethnic and age groups

obesogenic factors – contributes to the rising prevalence of obesity

socio‐economic status and educational status – inversely related to the prevalence of obesity

wide range of chronic diseases – gall‐bladder disease, fatty liver, sleep apnoea and osteoarthritis

This chapter contains sections titled: Definitions of obesity Current and recent prevalences of obesity Childhood obesity Predicted increases in obesity in adults Comorbidities of obesity Costs of obesity to society Conclusions References

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Title: Epidemiology and Social Impact of Obesity
Creators: Neville Rigby - (Formerly), IASO, 231 North Gower Street, London NW1 2NR, UK
Rachel Leach - IASO, 231 North Gower Street, London, NW1 2NR, UK
Tim Lobstein - The Food Commission, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF, UK
Rachel Huxley - University of Sydney
Shiriki Kumanyika - University of Pennsylvania
Contributors: Gareth Williams (Editor) - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Gema Frühbeck (Editor) - Department of Endocrinology, Clínica Universitaria, de Navarra, Avda. Pío XII, 36, 31008 ‐ Pamplona, Spain
Publication Details: Obesity, pp 21-41
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
Number of pages: 21
Resource Type: Book chapter
Language: English
Academic Unit: Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84889322898
Other Identifier: 991019312603804721

Epidemiology and Social Impact of Obesity

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