Reversing the obesogenic environment
Obesity has become a global crisis. Although most would agree that eating better and being more physically active are the answer to the problem, researchers have recently become aware that the problem goes beyond just changing individual behaviors. We can convince people of the benefits of healthful eating and regular physical activity, but what happens when they go home to a neighborhood where fresh vegetables are not available and opportunities for physical activity are hard to find? If the e…
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- Full title :Reversing the obesogenic environment / Rebecca E. Lee, Kristen M. McAlexander, Jorge A. Banda.
Summary
Obesity has become a global crisis. Although most would agree that eating better and being more physically active are the answer to the problem, researchers have recently become aware that the problem goes beyond just changing individual behaviors. We can convince people of the benefits of healthful eating and regular physical activity, but what happens when they go home to a neighborhood where fresh vegetables are not available and opportunities for physical activity are hard to find? If the environment doesn't help support healthy lifestyles, the change will be next to impossible to sustain. In Reversing the Obesogenic Environment, leading researchers Lee, McAlexander, and Banda introduce the concept of the obesogenic environment - an environment that leads people to become obese - and explore ways that changing our environment can encourage healthier choices.
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- Publication Date:©2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Human Kinetics
- Place of Publication:Champaign, IL
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 233 pages : : illustrations, map ; : 26 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780736078993, 0736078991
- oclc:ocn671385819
- LC Classification:RC628
- Dewey Decimal:362.196/398
Table of Contents
Public health and obesity. Emergence of the obesogenic environment ; Scope of obesity ; Body composition measurements -- Physical activity and obesity. The built environment ; Physical activity resources ; Active transportation -- Food accessibility. Food supply and security ; Food technology -- Public policy, sociocultural influences, and obesity. Policy and individual health choices ; Policy and the obesogenic environment ; Cultural and familial influences ; Social justice, health disparities, and obesity -- Media and marketing. Point of purchase ; Influence of media and technology.
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