03451nam 2200613Ia 450 99621083010331620230725023722.01-118-78661-01-283-13891-397866131389101-4443-2379-2(CKB)2670000000031418(EBL)547198(OCoLC)657762725(SSID)ssj0000424378(PQKBManifestationID)11299319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424378(PQKBWorkID)10474329(PQKB)11333064(MiAaPQ)EBC547198(Au-PeEL)EBL547198(CaPaEBR)ebr10395543(CaONFJC)MIL313891(EXLCZ)99267000000003141820100119d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrObesogenic environments[electronic resource] complexities, perceptions, and objective measures /edited by Amelia A. Lake, Tim G. Townshend, Seraphim AlvanidesChichester, West Sussex Blackwell Pub.20101 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-8263-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Obesogenic Environments; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1 An International Perspective on Obesity and Obesogenic Environments; 2 Towards Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackle Obesity; 3 Walkability, Neighbourhood Design and Obesity; 4 Availability and Accessibility in Physical Activity Environments; 5 Defining and Mapping Obesogenic Environments for Children; 6 Objective Measurement of Children's Physical Activity in the Environment: UK Perspective; 7 Physical Activity and Environments Which Promote Active Living in Youth (US); 8 Active Travel9 Greenspace, Obesity and Health: Evidence and Issues10 Eating Behaviours and the Food Environment; 11 Food Policy and Food Governance - Changing Behaviours; 12 Neighbourhood Histories and Health: Social Deprivation and Food Retailing in Christchurch, New Zealand, 1966-2005; 13 Environmental Correlates of Nutrition and Physical Activity: Moving Beyond the Promise; 14 Obesogenic Environments: Challenges and Opportunities; IndexIn a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is essential if society, public health initiatives and government policies are to successfully address the issue. The obesogenic environment describes all the possible influences that our environment presents which encourage overweight and obesity in individuals and populations. Beginning with an overarching introduction to obesity and its implications for health and wellbeing, the book will move on to consider such crucial areas as eating behaviours and food enviroObesityEpidemiologyObesityPreventionObesityEpidemiology.ObesityPrevention.614.5/9398Lake Amelia A893059Townshend Tim G893060Alvanides Seraphim893061MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996210830103316Obesogenic environments1994708UNISA