Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-4hhp2 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-04T00:54:24.882Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Chapter 2 - Drivers of Obesity, Nutrition and Dietary Considerations

from Section 1 - Background to Obesity, Epidemiology and Anthropology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2018

Christopher Bouch
Affiliation:
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Jonathan Cousins
Affiliation:
Hammersmith Hospital
Get access

Summary

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Chapter

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Further Reading

Björntorp, P. Do stress reactions cause abdominal obesity and comorbidities? Obes Rev. 2001;2(2):7386.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Brown, RE, Sharma, AM, Ardern, CI, et al. Secular differences in the association between caloric intake, macronutrient intake, and physical activity with obesity. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2015; 10(3): 243–55.Google ScholarPubMed
Ford, ND, Patel, SA, Narayan, KM Obesity in low-and middle- income countries: burden, drivers and emerging challenges. Ann Rev Publ Health. 2017;38:145164.Google Scholar
Iszatt, N, Stigum, H, Verner, MA, et al. Prenatal and postnatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and infant growth: a pooled analysis of seven European birth cohorts. Environ Health Perspect. 2015;123(7):730–6.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Karmaus, W, Osuch, JR, Eneli, I, et al. Maternal levels of dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE) may increase weight and body mass index in adult female offspring. Occup Environ Med. 2009;66(3):143–9.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Lind, P, Lind, PM, Lejonklou, MH, et al. Uppsala consensus statement on environmental contaminants and the global obesity epidemic. Environ Health Perspect. 2016;124(5):A813.Google Scholar
Papavramidou, NS, Papavramadis, ST, Christopoulou-Aletra, H. Galen on obesity: etiology, effects and treatment. World J Surg. 2004;28(6):631–5.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Romieu, I, Dossus, L, Barquera, S, et al. Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers? Cancer Causes Contr. 2017; 28(3):247–58.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Shai, I, Schwarzfuchs, D, Henkin, Y, et al. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(3):229–41.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sturgiss, E, Haesler, E, Elmitt, N, et al. Increasing general practitioners’ confidence and self-efficacy in managing obesity: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2017;7(1):e014314.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×