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Physical activity and obesity.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, 2010.Edition: 2nd ed. / editors, Claude Bouchard, Peter KatzmarzykDescription: xxi, 408 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780736076357 (hbk.) :
  • 9780736076357 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.398062 BOU
LOC classification:
  • RC628 .P496 2010
Contents:
Part I: Definition and assessment of physical activity and obesity -- 1.Introduction. Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk -- 2.The physical activity and exercise continuum. Darren Warburton -- 3.Assessing the level of sedentarism. Mark S. Tremblay -- 4.Assessing the level of physical activity of adults. Barabara E. Ainsworth -- 5.Assessing the level of physical activity in children. Russell R. Pate -- 6.Evaluation of the overweight patient. George A. Bray -- 7.Assessment of obesity in children. John H. Himes -- 8.Limitations of self-report in physical activity and obesity research -- 9.Global prevalence of adult physical inactivity. Wendy J. Brown -- 10.The prevalence of children\'s physical activity. Chris Riddoch -- 11.Global prevalence of adult obesity. W. Philip T. James -- 12.The econommic cost of obesity. Peter T. Katzmarzyk -- 13.Global prevalence of childhood obesity. Tim Lobstein -- 14.The economic cost of physical inactivity. Ian Janssen -- 15.The cost-beneift relationship of physical activity interventions for obesity. Larissa Roux -- Part III: Determinants of physical activity levels -- 16.Biological regulation of physical activity level. Catherine M. Kotz -- 17.Genetics and physical activity level. Tuomo Rankinen - -18.Epigenetic or programming effects on physical activity levels. Mark H. Vickers -- 19.Socioeconomic position and physical activity levels. Lise Gauvin -- 20.U.S. ethnic differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior. Robert L. Newton Jr. -- 21.Pyschological factors and physical activity level. Rod K. Dishman -- 22.Effects of the built environment on physical activity level. James F. Sallis -- Part IV: Physical activity and risk of obesity -- 23.Sedentary times and the risk of obesity in adults. Ross Andersen -- 24.Sedentary time and the risk of obesity in children. Steven L. Gormaker -- 25.Physical activity level and the risk of obesity in adults. John M. Jakicic -- 25.Physical activity level and the risk of obesity in children. Margartia S. Treuth -- 27.Childhood and adolescent physical activity and risk of adult obesity. Robert M. Malina -- 28.Childhood obesity and the risk of adult obesity. Franc�ois Trudeau -- 29.Physical activity and risk of obesity in older adults. Wendy M. Kohrt -- 30.Physical fitness and risk of obesity. Steven N. Blair -- 31.The interaction of diet and physical activity on obesity -- Part V:Physical activity and biological determinants of obesity -- 32.Physical activity level and resting metabolic rate. Angelo Tremblay -- 33.Physical activity and thermic effect of food. Yves Schutz -- 34.Physical activity and substrate oxidation. Steven R. Smith -- 35.Physical activity and sympathetic nervous system activity. Ian A. Macdonald -- 36.Physical activity level and adipose tissue biology. Isabelle de Glisezinski -- 37.Physical activity and leptin biology. Davd J. Dyck -- 38.Physical actvity level and hypothalamic peptides. Christopher D. Morrison -- 39.Physical activity level and gut peptides. Stephen C. Woods -- 40.Physical activity level and thyroid hormones. Anthony C. Hackney -- 41.Physical activity level and the hypothalamic-pituuitary-adrenal axis. Denis Richard -- 42.Physical activity level and skeletal muscle biology. David A. Hood -- 43.Postexercise energy expenditure. Elisabet B�rsheim -- 44.Genetics of obesity. Ruth J. F. Loos -- 45.Epigenetic effects on obesity, Peter W. Nathanielsz -- Part VI: Physical activity, behavioral, and envirionmental determinants of obesity -- 46.Physical activity level, sleep and obesity. Sahwn D. Youngstedt -- 47.Physical activity level and occupational work. David R. Basset Jr. -- 48.Physical activity level and mode of transportation. Catrine Tudor-Locke -- 49.Effects of the build environment on obesity. Neville Owen -- 50.Socioecnomic status and obesity. Youfa Wang -- 51.Physical activity level and dietary intake. Conrad P. Earnest -- Part VII: Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- 52.Physical activity in the prevention of weight. Mikael Fogelholm -- 53.Physical activity for weight loss. Robert Ross -- 54.Weight loss induced by physical activity versus diet. Joseph E. Donnelly -- 55.Role of physical activity in pharmacological weight loss. Frank L. Greenway -- 56.Role of physical activity in surgical weight loss. Paul E. O\'Brien -- 57.Physical activity and depot-specific fat loss. Victor Katch -- 58.Physical activity, visceral fat, and ectopic fat deposition. Bret Goodpaster -- 59.Physical activity, weight loss, and maintenance of lean mass. Steven B. Heymsfield -- 60.Physical activity for weight loss maintenance. Rena R. Wing -- Part VIII: Clinical implications -- 65.Physical activity and mortality rates in obesity.Kevin R. Fontaine -- 66.Physical actvity and impaired glucose tolerance in obesity. Markku Laakson - 67.Physical activity and type 2 daibetes in obesity. Edward S. Horton -- 68.Physical activity and hypertension in obesity.James M. Hagberg -- 69.Physical activity and hart disease in obesity. Timothy Church -- 70.Physical activity and stroke in obesity. Janice Eng -- 71.Physical activity and endothelial dysfunction in obesity. Christopher A. DeSouza -- 72.Physical activity and heart disease in obesity. Timothy Church -- 73.Physical activity and depression in obesity. Adrian H. Taylor --74.Physical activity and breast cancer in obesity. Kerry S. Courneya -- 75.Physical activity and colon cancer in obesity, I-Min Lee -- 76.Physical activity and other cancers in obesity. Roy J. Shephard -- 77.Physical activity, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Mercedes R. Carnethon -- 78.Physical activity and musculoskeletal disorders in obesity. Jennifer M. Hootman -- 79.Physical activity and risk of falls in obese adults. Teresa Liu-Ambrose -- 80.Adverse events from physical activity in obese person. Kenneth E. Powell -- 81.Physical actvity and cardiovascular disease risk profile in obese children. Lars Bo Andersen -- 82.Physical activity and risk of diabetes in obese children. Louise A. Baur -- Part IX: Policy and research issues -- 83.Global policy initiatives related to physical activity and obesity. Timothy Armstrong -- 84.The role of government in the promotion of physical activity. Art Salmon -- 85.Community-based physical actvity programs to address obesity. W. Kerry Mummery -- 86.School-based physical activity programs to address obesity. Chantal Simon -- 87.The role of industry in the promotion of physical activity. John C. Peters -- 88.Mass media approaches to addressing physical inactivity and obesity. Adrian Bauman -- 89.Future directions in physical activity and obesity research. Peter T. Katzmarzyk and Claude Boucher.
Summary: A physically sedentary lifestyle and obesity are two of the most prevalent risk factors for common chronic diseases in the Western world. These papers explore the evidence of the link between obesity and physical exercise, or the lack of it.
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Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Definition and assessment of physical activity and obesity -- 1.Introduction. Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk -- 2.The physical activity and exercise continuum. Darren Warburton -- 3.Assessing the level of sedentarism. Mark S. Tremblay -- 4.Assessing the level of physical activity of adults. Barabara E. Ainsworth -- 5.Assessing the level of physical activity in children. Russell R. Pate -- 6.Evaluation of the overweight patient. George A. Bray -- 7.Assessment of obesity in children. John H. Himes -- 8.Limitations of self-report in physical activity and obesity research -- 9.Global prevalence of adult physical inactivity. Wendy J. Brown -- 10.The prevalence of children\'s physical activity. Chris Riddoch -- 11.Global prevalence of adult obesity. W. Philip T. James -- 12.The econommic cost of obesity. Peter T. Katzmarzyk -- 13.Global prevalence of childhood obesity. Tim Lobstein -- 14.The economic cost of physical inactivity. Ian Janssen -- 15.The cost-beneift relationship of physical activity interventions for obesity. Larissa Roux -- Part III: Determinants of physical activity levels -- 16.Biological regulation of physical activity level. Catherine M. Kotz -- 17.Genetics and physical activity level. Tuomo Rankinen - -18.Epigenetic or programming effects on physical activity levels. Mark H. Vickers -- 19.Socioeconomic position and physical activity levels. Lise Gauvin -- 20.U.S. ethnic differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior. Robert L. Newton Jr. -- 21.Pyschological factors and physical activity level. Rod K. Dishman -- 22.Effects of the built environment on physical activity level. James F. Sallis -- Part IV: Physical activity and risk of obesity -- 23.Sedentary times and the risk of obesity in adults. Ross Andersen -- 24.Sedentary time and the risk of obesity in children. Steven L. Gormaker -- 25.Physical activity level and the risk of obesity in adults. John M. Jakicic -- 25.Physical activity level and the risk of obesity in children. Margartia S. Treuth -- 27.Childhood and adolescent physical activity and risk of adult obesity. Robert M. Malina -- 28.Childhood obesity and the risk of adult obesity. Franc�ois Trudeau -- 29.Physical activity and risk of obesity in older adults. Wendy M. Kohrt -- 30.Physical fitness and risk of obesity. Steven N. Blair -- 31.The interaction of diet and physical activity on obesity -- Part V:Physical activity and biological determinants of obesity -- 32.Physical activity level and resting metabolic rate. Angelo Tremblay -- 33.Physical activity and thermic effect of food. Yves Schutz -- 34.Physical activity and substrate oxidation. Steven R. Smith -- 35.Physical activity and sympathetic nervous system activity. Ian A. Macdonald -- 36.Physical activity level and adipose tissue biology. Isabelle de Glisezinski -- 37.Physical activity and leptin biology. Davd J. Dyck -- 38.Physical actvity level and hypothalamic peptides. Christopher D. Morrison -- 39.Physical activity level and gut peptides. Stephen C. Woods -- 40.Physical activity level and thyroid hormones. Anthony C. Hackney -- 41.Physical activity level and the hypothalamic-pituuitary-adrenal axis. Denis Richard -- 42.Physical activity level and skeletal muscle biology. David A. Hood -- 43.Postexercise energy expenditure. Elisabet B�rsheim -- 44.Genetics of obesity. Ruth J. F. Loos -- 45.Epigenetic effects on obesity, Peter W. Nathanielsz -- Part VI: Physical activity, behavioral, and envirionmental determinants of obesity -- 46.Physical activity level, sleep and obesity. Sahwn D. Youngstedt -- 47.Physical activity level and occupational work. David R. Basset Jr. -- 48.Physical activity level and mode of transportation. Catrine Tudor-Locke -- 49.Effects of the build environment on obesity. Neville Owen -- 50.Socioecnomic status and obesity. Youfa Wang -- 51.Physical activity level and dietary intake. Conrad P. Earnest -- Part VII: Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of obesity -- 52.Physical activity in the prevention of weight. Mikael Fogelholm -- 53.Physical activity for weight loss. Robert Ross -- 54.Weight loss induced by physical activity versus diet. Joseph E. Donnelly -- 55.Role of physical activity in pharmacological weight loss. Frank L. Greenway -- 56.Role of physical activity in surgical weight loss. Paul E. O\'Brien -- 57.Physical activity and depot-specific fat loss. Victor Katch -- 58.Physical activity, visceral fat, and ectopic fat deposition. Bret Goodpaster -- 59.Physical activity, weight loss, and maintenance of lean mass. Steven B. Heymsfield -- 60.Physical activity for weight loss maintenance. Rena R. Wing -- Part VIII: Clinical implications -- 65.Physical activity and mortality rates in obesity.Kevin R. Fontaine -- 66.Physical actvity and impaired glucose tolerance in obesity. Markku Laakson - 67.Physical activity and type 2 daibetes in obesity. Edward S. Horton -- 68.Physical activity and hypertension in obesity.James M. Hagberg -- 69.Physical activity and hart disease in obesity. Timothy Church -- 70.Physical activity and stroke in obesity. Janice Eng -- 71.Physical activity and endothelial dysfunction in obesity. Christopher A. DeSouza -- 72.Physical activity and heart disease in obesity. Timothy Church -- 73.Physical activity and depression in obesity. Adrian H. Taylor --74.Physical activity and breast cancer in obesity. Kerry S. Courneya -- 75.Physical activity and colon cancer in obesity, I-Min Lee -- 76.Physical activity and other cancers in obesity. Roy J. Shephard -- 77.Physical activity, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Mercedes R. Carnethon -- 78.Physical activity and musculoskeletal disorders in obesity. Jennifer M. Hootman -- 79.Physical activity and risk of falls in obese adults. Teresa Liu-Ambrose -- 80.Adverse events from physical activity in obese person. Kenneth E. Powell -- 81.Physical actvity and cardiovascular disease risk profile in obese children. Lars Bo Andersen -- 82.Physical activity and risk of diabetes in obese children. Louise A. Baur -- Part IX: Policy and research issues -- 83.Global policy initiatives related to physical activity and obesity. Timothy Armstrong -- 84.The role of government in the promotion of physical activity. Art Salmon -- 85.Community-based physical actvity programs to address obesity. W. Kerry Mummery -- 86.School-based physical activity programs to address obesity. Chantal Simon -- 87.The role of industry in the promotion of physical activity. John C. Peters -- 88.Mass media approaches to addressing physical inactivity and obesity. Adrian Bauman -- 89.Future directions in physical activity and obesity research. Peter T. Katzmarzyk and Claude Boucher.

A physically sedentary lifestyle and obesity are two of the most prevalent risk factors for common chronic diseases in the Western world. These papers explore the evidence of the link between obesity and physical exercise, or the lack of it.

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