Physical Activity and Obesity – 2nd Edition
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Physical Activity and Obesity, Second Edition, addresses an array of topics that explore and divulge the links between physical activity (or inactivity) and obesity. Leading scientists from various backgrounds team up to provide an unrivaled resource examining the latest research and developments in the field. Each chapter provides researchers and practitioners with a clear explanation of the concepts, research techniques, and results of studies critical to understanding physical activity and the obesity epidemic.
In the 10 years since the first edition of this book was published, the field of physical activity and obesity has mushroomed with new research, sparking the need for not only a new edition but an innovative and refreshing approach to the contents. Editors Bouchard and Katzmarzyk create a go-to resource with 89 succinct, authoritative chapters that may be used independently or as a complete text. Packed with the most up-to-date information linking obesity and physical activity, this comprehensive book
•delves into areas of uncertainty and controversy instead of avoiding them or skirting the issues;
•emphasizes, where appropriate, the underlying mechanisms between physical activity and obesity; and
•points to research areas that need further exploration and attention.
The nine parts of the book flow logically and address obesity in all populations, including children and adults of various backgrounds, ethnicities, and social classes. An overview of the methods used in assessing the levels of sedentary behavior and physical activity is given, followed by a global view of the problem of physical inactivity and obesity. Readers will learn about the key determinants of physical activity levels and obesity and the links between a sedentary lifestyle and the risk of obesity. Other topics examined include behavioral and environmental correlates and determinants of obesity, the relationship between low physical activity energy expenditure and obesity risk, clinical implications, and policy and research issues related to physical activity and obesity.
Physical Activity and Obesity, Second Edition, helps readers better understand the role of physical activity in the overall energy balance equation. The unique format, expert contributors, and complete references make this resource indispensable for researchers, health and exercise practitioners, and students studying the ever-expanding topic of obesity as it relates to physical activity.
Physical Activity and Obesity – 2nd Edition
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Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk edit PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OBESITY, which appears in its second updated edition to survey links between physical activity, inactivity, and obesity. From areas of controversy and uncertainty to underlying physical activity research and research areas for further exploration, this packs in a fine survey highly recommended for any health or sports collection.
Rating: 5 / 5
Is obesity the result of overeating, lack of exercise or both? This book helps clarify the issue of obesity as it relates to the lack of proper physical activity and how to address the problem.
The author tells us, “Physical activity is recognized as a critical aspect of behavioral weight control interventions. Typically, behavioral weight control programs have encouraged participants to gradually increase their activity until they achieve a level of at least 1000 kcal/week of moderate-intensity physical activity. This level of activity would equate to approximately 10 miles of brisk walking per week and would take about 150 min per week to complete. The 150 min per week exercise goal has been adopted in several large weight loss trials such as the Diabetes Prevention Program.”
High levels of physical activity can prevent and even cure obesity. “The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) provides further evidence that weight loss maintainers are characterized by high levels of physical activity. The NWCR was established in 1993 to investigate the characteristics of individuals who have succeeded at losing at least 30 lb (13.6 kg) and keeping it off at least one year. Currently there are over 5000 individuals in the registry. These members far exceed the minimum eligibility criteria; on average they have lost almost 70 lb (32 kg) and kept it off almost six years. Analyses of approximately 3000 registry participants indicate that the average participant reports 2691 kcal/week (7) in physical activity. Men report higher levels of activity than women (2903 vs. 2532 kcal/week), but the average level corresponds very well with current activity recommendations for weight loss maintenance. However, it should be noted that there is marked variability among NWCR participants; 25% report expending <1000 kcal per week in physical activity, whereas 35% report over 3500 kcal per week."
But the environment has a lot to do with the tendency toward obesity. Says the author, “There is consistent evidence that adults who live in walkable communities walk and cycle more for transportation, and have higher levels of total physical activity, than those who live in low-walkable suburban areas (3). Differences between neighborhood types of 30 to 60 min per week of physical activity have been documented with both self-reports and objective measures such as accelerometers (4). The evidence was sufficient for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guide to Community Preventive Services to classify community-scale land-use changes as effective physical activity interventions (4). Cervero and Kockelman (5) introduced the “3 D” principles of designing communities that support active transportation: residential density, land-use diversity, and pedestrian-oriented designs.”
What about clinical evaluation of the overweight patient? Here’s what we learn from the book. “The basic components involved in the evaluation of any overweight or obese patient are a medical examination and a laboratory assessment. These should include a record of the historical events associated with the patient’s weight problem, a physical examination for pertinent information, and appropriate laboratory evaluation. I will use the criteria recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (1) and also take into account the reports from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NLHBI) (2) and the World Health Organization (3). The importance of evaluating overweight individuals has increased as the epidemic of overweight has worsened and the number of potential patients needing treatment has increased.”
Let’s take a look at the contents:
Part I. Definition and Assessment of Physical Activity and Obesity
Chapter 1. Introduction
Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Chapter 2. The Physical Activity and Exercise Continuum
Darren Warburton
Chapter 3. Assessing the Level of Sedentarism
Mark S. Tremblay
Chapter 4. Assessing the Level of Physical Activity in Adults
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Chapter 5. Assessing the Level of Physical Activity in Children
Russell E. Pate
Chapter 6. Assessment of Obesity in Adults
George A. Bray
Chapter 7. Assessment of Obesity in Children
John H. Himes
Chapter 8. The Limitations of Self-Report in Physical Activity and Obesity Research
Richard P. Troiano
Part II. Prevalence and Cost Issues
Chapter 9. The Prevalence of Adult Physical Inactivity Around the World
Wendy J. Brown
Chapter 10. The Prevalence of Childhood Physical Inactivity Around the World
Chris Riddoch
Chapter 11. The Prevalence of Adult Obesity Around the World
W. Philip T. James
Chapter 12. The Economic Cost of Obesity
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Chapter 13. The Prevalence of Childhood Obesity Around the World
Tim Lobstein
Chapter 14. The Economic Cost of Physical Inactivity
Ian Janssen
Chapter 15. The Cost-Benefit Relationship of Physical Activity Interventions for Obesity
Larissa Roux
Part III. Determinants of Physical Activity Levels
Chapter 16. Biological Regulation of Physical Activity Level
Catherine M. Kotz
Chapter 17. Genetics and Physical Activity Level
Tuomo Rankinen
Chapter 18. Epigenetic or Programming Effects on Physical Activity Level
Mark Vickers
Chapter 19. Socioeconomic Position and Physical Activity Levels
Lise Gauvin
Chapter 20. Ethnic Differences in Physical Activity Level
Robert L. Newton, Jr.
Chapter 21. Psychological Factors and Physical Activity Level
Rod K. Dishman
Chapter 22. Effects of the Built Environment on Physical Activity Level
James F. Sallis
Part IV. Physical Activity and Risk of Obesity
Chapter 23. Sedentary Time and the Risk of Obesity in Adults
Ross Andersen
Chapter 24. Sedentary Time and the Risk of Obesity in Children
Steven L. Gortmaker
Chapter 25. Physical Activity Level and the Risk of Obesity in Adults
John M. Jakicic
Chapter 26. Physical Activity Level and the Risk of Obesity in Children
Margarita S. Treuth
Chapter 27. Childhood Physical Activity and Risk of Adult Obesity
Robert M. Malina
Chapter 28. Childhood Obesity and Risk of Adult Obesity
Francois Trudeau
Chapter 29. Physical Activity and Risk of Obesity in Older People
Wendy M. Kohrt
Chapter 30. Physical Fitness and Risk of Obesity
Steven N. Blair
Chapter 31. The Interaction of Diet and Physical Activity on Obesity
Tom Baranowski
Part V. Physical Activity and Biological Determinants of Obesity
Chapter 32. Physical Activity Level and Resting Metabolic Rate
Angelo Tremblay
Chapter 33. Physical Activity Level and Thermic Effect Of Food
Yves Schutz
Chapter 34. Physical Activity Level and Substrate Oxidation Rates
Steven R. Smith
Chapter 35. Physical Activity Level and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity
Ian Macdonald
Chapter 36. Physical Activity Level and Adipose Tissue Biology
Isabelle de Glisezinski
Chapter 37. Physical Activity Level and Leptin Biology
David J. Dyck
Chapter 38. Physical Activity Level and Hypothalamic Peptides
Christopher D. Morrison
Chapter 39. Physical Activity Level and Gut Peptides
Stephen C. Woods
Chapter 40. Physical Activity Level and Thyroid Hormones
Anthony C. Hackney
Chapter 41. Physical Activity Level and the HPA Axis
Denis Richard
Chapter 42. Physical Activity Level and Skeletal Muscle Biology
David A. Hood
Chapter 43. Postexercise Energy Expenditure
Elizabet Borsheim
Chapter 44. Genetics of Obesity
Ruth J.F. Loos
Chapter 45. Epigenetic Effects on Obesity
Peter Nathanielsz
Part VI. Physical Activity, Behavioral and Environmental Determinants of Obesity
Chapter 46. Physical Activity Level and Sleep
Shawn D. Youngstedt
Chapter 47. Physical Activity Level and Occupational Work
David R. Bassett, Jr.
Chapter 48. Physical Activity Level and Mode of Transportation
Catrine Tudor-Locke
Chapter 49. Effects of the Built Environment on Obesity
Neville Owen
Chapter 50. Socioeconomic Status and Obesity
Youfa Wang
Chapter 51. Physical Activity Level and Dietary Intake
Conrad Earnest
Part VII. Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
Chapter 52. Physical Activity in the Prevention of Weight Gain
Mikael Fogelholm
Chapter 53. Physical Activity for Weight Loss
Robert Ross
Chapter 54. Physical Activity Versus Diet-Induced Weight Loss
Joseph Donnelly
Chapter 55. Role of Physical Activity in Pharmacological Weight Loss
Frank Greenway
Chapter 56. Role of Physical Activity in Surgical Weight Loss
Paul O’Brien
Chapter 57. Physical Activity and Depot-Specific Fat Loss
Victor Katch
Chapter 58. Physical Activity, Visceral Fat, and Ectopic Fat Deposition
Bret Goodpaster
Chapter 59. Physical Activity, Weight Loss, and Maintenance of Lean Mass
Steven Heymsfield
Chapter 60. Physical Activity for Weight Loss Maintenance
Rena Wing
Chapter 61. Physical Activity and Weight Control During Pregnancy
Michelle Mottola
Chapter 62. Physical Activity and Postpartum Weight Loss
Cheryl Lovelady
Chapter 63. Physical Activity and Birth Weight
Johan G. Eriksson
Chapter 64. Physical Activity and Body Composition in Children
Bob Gutin
Part VIII. Clinical Implications
Chapter 65. Physical Activity and Mortality Rates in Obesity
Kevin R. Fontaine
Chapter 66. Physical Activity and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Obesity
Markku Laakso
Chapter 67. Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes in Obesity
Edward S. Horton
Chapter 68. Physical Activity and Hypertension in Obesity
James M. Hagberg
Chapter 69. Physical Activity and Heart Disease in Obesity
Timothy Church
Chapter 70. Physical Activity and Stroke in Obesity
Janice Eng
Chapter 71. Physical Activity and Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity
Christopher A. DeSouza
Chapter 72. Physical Activity and Inflammation in Obesity
Mark Hamer
Chapter 73. Physical Activity and Depression in Obesity
Adrian H. Taylor
Chapter 74. Physical Activity and Breast Cancer in Obesity
Kerry S. Courneya
Chapter 75. Physical Activity and Colon Cancer in Obesity
I-Min Lee
Chapter 76. Physical Activity and Other Cancers in Obesity
Roy Shephard
Chapter 77. Physical Activity, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome
Mercedes R. Carnethon
Chapter 78. Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Obesity
Jennifer M. Hootman
Chapter 79. Physical Activity and Risk of Falls in Obese Elderly
Teresa Liu Ambrose
Chapter 80. Adverse Events of Physical Activity in Obese Persons
Kenneth E. Powell
Chapter 81. Physical Activity and CVD Risk Profile in Obese Children
Lars Bo Andersen
Chapter 82. Physical Activity and Risk of Diabetes in Obese Children
Louise Baur
Part IX. Policy and Research Issues
Chapter 83. Global Policy Initiatives Related to Physical Activity and Obesity
Timothy Armstrong
Chapter 84. The Role of Government in the Promotion of Physical Activity
Art Salmon
Chapter 85. Community-Based Physical Activity Programs to Address Obesity
W. Kerry Mummery
Chapter 86. School-Based Physical Activity Programs to Address Obesity
Chantal Simon
Chapter 87. The Role of Industry in the Promotion of Physical Activity
John C. Peters
Chapter 88. Mass Media Approaches to Addressing Physical Inactivity and Obesity
Adrian Bauman
Chapter 89. Physical Activity and Obesity Research: Looking to the Future
Peter T. Katzmarzyk and Claude Bouchard
Since the first edition of this book was published, the field of physical activity and obesity has come up with a good deal of new research. That’s why this new edition came into being. There’s a keen need for it.
According to the publisher, Human Kinetics, “Editors Bouchard and Katzmarzyk create a go-to resource with 89 succinct, authoritative chapters that may be used independently or as a complete text. Packed with the most up-to-date information linking obesity and physical activity, this comprehensive book.”
Highly recommended.
- Susanna K. Hutcheson
Rating: 5 / 5