Obesogenic Environments

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In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, athorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem isessential if society, public health initiatives and governmentpolicies are to successfully address the issue. The obesogenicenvironment describes all the possible influences that ourenvironment presents which encourage overweight and obesity inindividuals and populations. Beginning with an overarching introduction to obesity and itsimplications for health and wellbeing, the book will move on toconsider such crucial areas as eating behaviours and foodenvironments, physical activity and the environment, the urbanenvironment, methods, policy and future research directions. * Brings together expertise from across a range ofdisciplines * Written by a truly multidisciplinary team of internationalauthors * Presents some of the most innovative thinking in the battleagainst obesity This groundbreaking book brings together for the first time theknowledge of experts with backgrounds in nutrition and dietetics,policy, epidemiology, environmental sciences, medical sciences,town planning and urban design, transport, geography and physicalactivity in order to offer a multidisciplinary approach to publichealth, suggesting new and exciting ways to shape our environmentto better support healthful decisions.

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Amelia Lake

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Architecture Architektur Diätetik Ernährung Fettsucht Gesundheit, Ernährung u. Diät Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen Health & Social Care Health, Diet & Nutrition Planning Planung Public Health

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"However, one of its strengths is that it helps demonstrate that obesity, just like road deaths, cannot be blamed on individual responsibility." (Manchester Climate Monthly, 5 March 2012) "This is a useful guide for public health practitioners interested in understanding current evidence and data for interventions around food and physical activity environments and policies. To my knowledge, this is the first book to take an entirely environmental and policy approach to looking at obesity influences across the lifespan." (Doody's, 26 August 2011) "Obesogenic Enviornments: Complexities, Perception and Objective Meaures, is a ground-breaking book because, for the first time, it takes a mutidisciplinary approach to public health". (NHD - Network Health Dietitians, 1 November 2010) "This book considers environmental factors which encourage overweight and obesity, including those having an impact on physical activity, food intake and eating behaviour".
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