International Handbook of the Demography of Obesity
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Provides a comprehensive overview of multidisciplinary demographic treatment of obesity Addresses the need to consolidate and organize the diverse scholarly contributions and perspectives on obesity Applies a global and interdisciplinary lens to the study of obesity
Autor*in
Ginny Garcia-Alexander
Themen in »International Handbook of the Demography of Obesity«
Demographic examination of global obesity trends Global prevalence and mechanisms of obesity Study of obesity Population level impacts of rising obesity Global obesity trends and prevalence Risk factors Co-morbidities Mortality risks Food environment and social contexts The politics of obesity Population-based research on obesity Multidisciplinary demographic treatment of obesity Psychology of Obesity Race/Ethnicity and Obesity Gender and Obesity