This chapter describes the current prevalence and time trends of obesity in adults and children worldwide. The obesity epidemic has become a major public health problem in many countries, and the problem continues to grow. Obesity has many health consequences such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes...
Global obesity: trends, risk factors and policy implications. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2013;9:13–27. View ArticleVasanti S. Malik, Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu. (2012) Global obesity: trends, risk factors and policy implications. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 9 , 13-27 /...
The worldwide increase in obesity and related chronic diseases has largely been driven by global trade liberalization, economic growth and rapid urbanization. These factors continue to fuel dramatic changes in living environments, diets and lifestyles in ways that promote positive energy balance. Nutritio...
Childhood obesity is associated with serious health problems and the risk of premature illness and death later in life. Monitoring related trends is import... M De Onis,M Blossner,E Borghi - 《American Journal of Clinical Nutrition》 被引量: 2907发表: 2010年 Changes in the prevalence of over...
Obesity Trends in the U.S. Reflect a Global EpidemicJennifer Hackett
Despite varied treatment, mitigation, and prevention efforts, the global prevalence and severity of obesity continue to worsen. Here we propose a combined model of obesity, a unifying paradigm that links four general models: the energy balance model (EBM
This paper describes the current prevalence and time trends of childhood obesity worldwide, and the association between childhood obesity and socio-economic status (SES). Childhood obesity has become a global public health crisis. The prevalence is highest in western and industrialized countries, but ...
Understanding dietary patterns is vital to reducing the number of people experiencing hunger (about 795 million), micronutrient deficiencies (2 billion), and overweight or obesity (2.1 billion). We characterize global trends in dietary quality by estimating micronutrient density of the food supply, pre...
Sturm R. Stemming the global obesity epidemic: what can we learn from data about social and economic trends? Public Health 2008;122:739-746... Roland,Sturm - 《Public Health》 被引量: 129发表: 2008年 Childhood Sleep Time and Long-Term Risk for Obesity: A 32-Year Prospective Birth Cohort...
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the major public health challenges worldwide. Studies that address the new evidence on trends of BC are of great importance for preventing and controlling the occurrence and development of diseases and improving health. The a