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Hu, Frank B.

Obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiii, 498 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to obesity epidemiology -- Descriptive epidemiology of obesity trends -- Analytic epidemiologic designs in obesity research -- Interpreting epidemiologic evidence and causal inference in obesity research -- Measurements of adiposity and body composition -- Dietary assessment methods -- Physical activity measurements -- Metabolic consequences of obesity -- Obesity and cardiovascular disease -- Obesity and cancer / Eugenia E. Calle -- Obesity and mortality -- 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 -- Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and obesity -- 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 -- Developmental origins of obesity / Matthew W. Gillman -- Predictors and consequences of childhood obesity / Alison E. Field -- Genetic predictors of obesity -- Gene-environment interactions and obesity.

ISBN: 9780195312911 (cloth : alk. paper) 0195312910 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Obesity--Epidemiology.--United States
Obesity--Complications--United States.
Obesity--Risk factors--United States.
Obesity--epidemiology--United States.
Epidemiologic Methods--United States.
Obesity--complications--United States.
Risk Factors--United States.

LC Class. No.: RA645.O23 / H819

Dewey Class. No.: 362.196398 / H819