Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents

1. Introduction
Iris Pigeot, Luis A. Moreno, Wolfgang Ahrens

2. Ethics and Public Policy
Dita Wickins-Drazilova, Garrath Williams

3. Methodological Aspects for Childhood and Adolescence Obesity Epidemiology
Gerardo Rodríguez, Angelo Pietrobelli, Youfa Wang, Luis A. Moreno

4. Childhood Obesity in the WHO European Region
Yannis Manios, Vassiliki Costarelli

5. The Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity in Canada, Mexico and the United States
Cynthia L. Ogden, Sarah Connor Gorber, Juan A. Rivera Dommarco, Margaret Carroll, Margot Shields, Katherine Flegal

6. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children in South America
Cecilia Albala, Camila Corvalan

7. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region
Kylie Hesketh, Karen Campbell, Rachael Taylor

8. Prevalence and Etiology: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries
Hafez Elzein, Sima Hamadeh

9. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Japan
Masao Yoshinaga, Tomoko Ichiki, Yoshiya Ito

10. Social Epidemiology of Nutritional Burden Among Children and Adolescents in India
Jessica M. Perkins, S. V. Subramanian

11. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in China
Youfa Wang, Jie Mi, Yexuan Tao, Ping Chen

12. Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Obesity in Children and Adolescents: South-East Asia and Singapore
Ting Fei Ho

13. Childhood Obesity: Prevalence Worldwide - Synthesis Part I
Wolfgang Ahrens, Luis A. Moreno, Iris Pigeot

14. Genetic Factors
Paola Russo, Fabio Lauria, Alfonso Siani

15. Genetics and Nutrigenomics of Obesity
Andreu Palou, M. Luisa Bonet, Francisca Serra, Catalina Picó

16. Neuroendocrine Regulation
Vicente Barrios, Gabriel Ángel Martos-Moreno, Laura M. Frago, Julie A. Chowen, Jesús Argente

17. Perinatal and Infant Determinants of Obesity
Debbie A. Lawlor, George Davey Smith, Richard Martin

18. Food Patterns and Nutrient Intake in Relation to Childhood Obesity
Gerardo Rodríguez, Agneta Sjöberg, Lauren Lissner, Luis A. Moreno

19. Physical Activity, Fitness and Fatness in Children and Adolescents
David Jiménez-Pavón, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Francisco B. Ortega, Enrique G. Artero, Vanesa España-Romero, José Castro-Piñero, Ángel Gutiérrez, Manuel J. Castillo

20. Sedentary Behaviors and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
J. P. Rey-López, G. Vicente-Rodríguez, G. Bueno, L. A. Moreno

21. Socio-Economic Status and Obesity in Childhood
Fiona Johnson, Michelle Pratt, Jane Wardle

22. Environmental Factors: Opportunities and Barriers for Physical Activity, and Healthy Eating
Inge Huybrechts, Ilse Bourdeaudhuij, Stefaan Henauw

23. Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Obesity
Amy E. Sgrenci, Myles S. Faith

24. Consumer Behavior in Childhood Obesity Research and Policy
Lucia A. Reisch, Wencke Gwozdz, Suzanne Beckmann

25. Eating Behavior and Weight in Children
Clare Llewellyn, Susan Carnell, Jane Wardle

26. Childhood Obesity: Etiology - Synthesis Part II
Luis A. Moreno, Iris Pigeot, Wolfgang Ahrens

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Health/Gesundheitswesen