International handbook of the demography of obesity
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
International handbook of the demography of obesity
（International handbooks of population, v. 12）
Springer, c2022
Available at / 1 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This handbook provides a demographic examination of global obesity trends by bringing together the range of research conducted in this field by demographers, sociologists, epidemiologists, and other quantitatively and demographically oriented social scientists. It utilizes a multidisciplinary demographic approach to provide insights into the global prevalence and mechanisms of obesity, as well as the population level impacts of rising obesity. Major sections include: global obesity trends and prevalence; obesity and demographic structures, processes, and characteristics; emerging areas of study; and obesity in LGBAT populations. This handbook provides readers with a broad understanding of population-based research on obesity and serves as a resource for scholars, students, policymakers, and researchers.
Table of Contents
Section I. Global Obesity Patterns and Implications.
1. Global Obesity Patterns, an Introduction
Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.
2. Obesity: A Long-Term Global Challenge
James Bentham and Mariachiara Di Cesare
3. Economic Costs of Obesity in Europe
Jutta Viinikainen, Petri Boeckerman, and Jaakko Pehkonen
4. Impact of Obesity on Life Expectancy Among Different European Countries, 1975-2012
Nikoletta Vidra, Sergi Trias-Llimos, and Fanny Janssen
5. Obesity with Chinese Characteristics? Prevalence and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in China
Jiaxin Gu, Yue Yuan, Kenneth C. Land, and Qiang Fu
Section II. Obesity and Demographic Processes, Structures, and Characteristics.
6. Obesity and Mortality
Neil K. Mehta
7. Obesity and Immigration
Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Amethyst Morgan Marroquin
8. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Obesity Prevalence: What Have We Learned from Demographic and Population Health Science?
Michelle L. Frisco, Kelsey Shaulis, Jennifer Van Hook, and Robert A. Hummer
9. Race/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity
Patrick M. Krueger, Shawna F. Bayerman, and Eric N. Reither
10. Sibling Effects on the Development of Obesity
Toni Falbo and Shengjie Lin
Section III. Emerging Areas of Study.
11. Fit for Christ or Gluttons for God? An Overview of Research on Religious Involvement and Body Mass
Terrence D. Hill, Samantha M. Galindo, and Amy M. Burdette
12. Psychosocial Stressors and Obesity
Adolfo G. Cuevas, Natalie Eckert, and Keri Carvalho
13. The Neighborhood Environment and Overweight/Obesity
Angelica Lopez and Kathryn Freeman Anderson
14. Treatment and Outcome Disparities for Patients with Obesity in Emergency Medical Services
Jamie Kennel, Hyeyoung Woo, and Ginny Garcia-Alexander
Section IV. Obesity in Sexual Minority Populations.
15. Obesity Prevalence and Trends in the Asexual and Sexual Populations
Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Ceylan Engin, and Yagmur Cagatay
16. Are Gay Men More Fit? Obesity and Overweight Differences among Gay and Straight Men
Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and Sharon Baker-Hughes
17. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity and Overweight among U.S. Women: Do Lesbians Differ from Straight Women?
Carol Walther and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.
18. Obesity and Bisexuality: Is Being 'Bi" and Issue?
Mary Ann Davis
19. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Across Gender Identities
Mary Ann Davis, D'Lane Compton, and Nicole Farris
20. Conclusions, Review, and Needed Research.
Ginny Garcia-Alexander
by "Nielsen BookData"
