Stemming the global obesity epidemic: What can we learn from data about social and economic trends?

References 

1. Hill JO, Wyatt HR, Reed GW, Peters JC. Obesity and the environment: Where do we go from here?. Science. 2003;299:853–855
   • CrossRef
2. Institute of Medicine. Preventing childhood obesity: health in the balance. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2004;
3. European Union. Platform on diet, physical activity, and health. Charter, 2005. Available at: 〈http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/life_style/nutrition/platform/docs/platform_charter.pdf〉 (last accessed 15 December 2007).
4. Sturm R. Increases in morbid obesity in the USA: 2000–2005. Public Health. 2007;121:492
   • Abstract
   • Full Text
   • Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
   • CrossRef
5. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999–2004. J Am Med Assoc. 2006;295:1549–1555
6. Truong KD, Sturm R. Weight gain trends across sociodemographic groups in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2005;95:1602–1606
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
7. Tunstall-Pedoe H WHO MONICA Project. The World Health Organization MONICA Project (Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease): a major international collaboration. J Clin Epidemiol. 1988;41:105–114
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
8. Molarius A, Seidell JC, Sans S, Tuomilehto J, Kuulasmaa K. Educational level, relative body weight, and changes in their association over 10 years: an international perspective from the WHO MONICA Project. Am J Public Health. 2000;90:1260–1268
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
9. Andreyeva T. An international comparison of obesity in older adults: effects and risk factors. PhD dissertation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Graduate School of Policy Analysis; 2006.
10. Sturm R. The economics of physical activity: societal trends and rationales for interventions. Am J Prev Med. 2004;27(Suppl):126–135
    • Abstract
    • Full Text
    • Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
    • CrossRef
11. Sturm R. Childhood obesity—what we can learn from existing data on societal trends, part 1. Prev Chronic Dis 2005;2:A12. Available at: 〈http://www.cdc.gov/pcd〉.
12. Sturm R. Childhood obesity—what we can learn from existing data on societal trends, part 2. Prev Chronic Dis 2005;2:A20. Available at: 〈http://www.cdc.gov/pcd〉.
13. Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC). Prevalence of no leisure-time physical activity—35 States and the District of Columbia, 1988–2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004;53:82–86
14. National Household Transportation Survey. Changes in the purpose of travel over time. U.S. Department of Transportation. Available at: 〈http://nhts.ornl.gov/2001/html_files/Changes_in_Purpose_of_Travel.htm〉 (last accessed 21 July 2003).
15. Ewing R, Schmid T, Killingsworth R, Zlot A, Raudenbush S. Relationship between urban sprawl and physical activity, obesity, and morbidity. Am J Health Promot. 2003;18:47–57
    • MEDLINE
16. Sturm R, Cohen DA. Suburban sprawl and physical and mental health. Public Health. 2004;118:488–496
    • Abstract
    • Full Text
    • Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
    • CrossRef
17. USDA Food Availability Data System. 〈http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/foodconsumption〉.
18. Lin BH, Guthrie J, Frazão E. Nutrient contribution of food away from home. In: America’s eating habits: changes and consequences. Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 750. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Food and Rural Economics Division. p. 213–242.
19. Akerlof GA. The market for ‘lemons’: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism. Q J Econ. 1970;84:488–500
20. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary guidelines for Americans, 6th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2005. Available at: 〈http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/default.htm〉 (last accessed 14 December 2007).
21. Prentice AM, Jebb SA. Obesity in Britain: gluttony or sloth?. Br Med J. 1995;311:437–439
22. Robinson JP, Godbey GG. Time for life: the surprising ways Americans use their time. 2nd ed. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press; 1999;