International Handbook of the Demography of Obesity, 1 Ed.
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※上記表示の販売価格は割引適用後の価格です 出版済み 3週間でお届けいたします。 Series: International Handbooks of Population, Vol. 12 Author: Ginny Garcia-Alexander; Dudley L. Poston, Jr. Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9783031109386 Cover: PAPERBACK Date: 2023年09月 DESCRIPTION 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1. Global Obesity Patterns and Implications.- 1. Global Obesity Patterns, an Introduction (Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.).- 2. Obesity: A Long-Term Global Challenge (James Bentham and Mariachiara Di Cesare).- 3. Economic Costs of Obesity in Europe (Jutta Viinikainen, Petri Bockerman, and Jaakko Pehkonen).- 4. Impact of Obesity on Life Expectancy Among Different European Countries, 1975-2012 (Nikoletta Vidra, Sergi Trias-Llimos, and Fanny Janssen).- 5. Obesity with Chinese Characteristics? Prevalence and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in China (Jiaxin Gu, Yue Yuan, Kenneth C. Land, and Qiang Fu).- Part 2. Obesity and Demographic Processes, Structures, and Characteristics).- 6. Obesity and Mortality (Neil K. Mehta).- 7. Obesity and Immigration (Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Amethyst Morgan Marroquin).- 8. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Obesity Prevalence: What Have We Learned from Demographic and Population Health Science? (Michelle L. Frisco, Kelsey Shaulis, Jennifer Van Hook, and Robert A. Hummer).- 9. Race/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity (Patrick M. Krueger, Shawna F. Bayerman, and Eric N. Reither).- 10. Sibling Effects on the Development of Obesity (Toni Falbo and Shengjie Lin).- Part 3. Emerging Areas of Study.- 11. Fit for Christ or Gluttons for God? An Overview of Research on Religious Involvement and Body Mass (Terrence D. Hill, Samantha M. Galindo, and Amy M. Burdette).- 12. Psychosocial Stressors and Obesity (Adolfo G. Cuevas, Natalie Eckert, and Keri Carvalho).- 13. The Neighborhood Environment and Overweight/Obesity (Angelica Lopez and Kathryn Freeman Anderson).- 14. Treatment and Outcome Disparities for Patients with Obesity in Emergency Medical Services (Jamie Kennel, Hyeyoung Woo, and Ginny Garcia-Alexander).- Part 4. Obesity in Sexual Minority Populations. ).- 15. Obesity Prevalence and Trends in the Asexual and Sexual Populations (Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Ceylan Engin, and Yagmur Cagatay).- 16. Are Gay Men More Fit? Obesity and Overweight Differences among Gay and Straight Men (Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and Sharon Baker-Hughes).- 17. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity and Overweight among U.S. Women: Do Lesbians Differ from Straight Women? (Carol Walther and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.).- 18. Obesity and Bisexuality: Is Being ‘Bi” and Issue? (Mary Ann Davis).- 19. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Across Gender Identities (Mary Ann Davis, D'Lane Compton, and Nicole Farris).- 20. Conclusions, Review, and Needed Research. (Ginny Garcia-Alexander).
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