Managing and Preventing Obesity

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Gill , Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, University of Sydney Klappentext Obesity is an increasing problem on a global scale, and strategies for its prevention involve experts from many disciplines including nutritionists, physicians, policy-makers and public health professionals. This book covers the latest advances in obesity development, management and prevention with specific focus on dietary interventions. Part one covers the development of obesity and key drivers for its continuation and increase. Part two looks at the role of specific dietary components in obesity management, and part three discusses the role of behavioural factors such as eating patterns in managing and preventing obesity. Part four focuses on structured dietary interventions for obesity treatment, and part five looks at public interventions and consumer issues. Zusammenfassung This book covers the latest advances in obesity development! management and prevention with specific focus on dietary interventions. Part one covers the development of obesity and key drivers for its continuation and increase. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition Preface Introduction: an overview of the key drivers of obesity and their influence on diet 1 Introduction 2 Behavioural factors 3 Environmental and structural factors 4 Biological factors 5 Summary and conclusions Part One: General issues 1: Trends in understanding patterns of obesity and health outcomes 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The importance of abdominal obesity 1.3 Global trends in obesity 1.4 Economic development and obesity 1.5 Social class differences in obesity 1.6 Obesity in women and its implications for maternal and infant health 1.7 Childhood obesity 1.8 Conclusions 2: Overview of the key current population-level strategies used to prevent obesity 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Physical activity strategies 2.3 Food and beverage strategies 2.4 School strategies 2.5 Healthcare and workplace strategies 2.6 Messaging strategies 2.7 Conclusion: integrating approaches Part Two: The role of different dietary components in obesity management 3: The role of high sugar foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in weight gain and obesity 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Sugar in our food supply 3.3 Biological mechanisms for some effects of sugar in beverages 3.4 Randomized clinical trials and longitudinal cohort studies link intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to the risk of obesity 3.5 Fruit juice and weight gain 3.6 Future trends 4: The impact of fruit and vegetable intake on weight management 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Importance of fruits and vegetables (FV) 4.3 FV and obesity prevention 4.4 Future trends 5: High protein diets in obesity management and weight control 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Internationally popular higher-protein diets 5.3 The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Total Wellbeing Diet 5.4 Evidence from meta-analyses and selected randomised control trials for the efficacy of higher-protein diets for weight control and metabolic health 5.5 Potential risks of high protein dietary patterns 5.6 Strategies to improve compliance to higher protein diets 5.7 Conclusions 6: Low-fat diets in obesity management and weight control 6.1 Introduction: overview of dietary fat and body weight 6.2 Total fat: mechanisms for association with body weight regulation 6.3 Type of fat: biological mechanisms for effects on energy balance 6.4 Sustainability of weight loss on low-fat diets 6.5 Conclusions 6.6 Future trends 7: The 'Mediterranean diet' and weight management 7.1 Introduction: the Mediterranean diet and other dietary patterns in the context of obesity 7.2 Definition of a Mediterranean dietary pattern 7.3 Epidemiological evidence on Mediterranean diet and weight management 7.4 Dietary and lifestyle intervention based on Mediter...

Klappentext

Obesity is an increasing problem on a global scale, and strategies for its prevention involve experts from many disciplines including nutritionists, physicians, policy-makers and public health professionals. This book covers the latest advances in obesity development, management and prevention with specific focus on dietary interventions. Part one covers the development of obesity and key drivers for its continuation and increase. Part two looks at the role of specific dietary components in obesity management, and part three discusses the role of behavioural factors such as eating patterns in managing and preventing obesity. Part four focuses on structured dietary interventions for obesity treatment, and part five looks at public interventions and consumer issues.

Zusammenfassung
This book covers the latest advances in obesity development, management and prevention with specific focus on dietary interventions. Part one covers the development of obesity and key drivers for its continuation and increase.

Inhalt

List of contributors Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition Preface Introduction: an overview of the key drivers of obesity and their influence on diet

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Behavioural factors
• 3 Environmental and structural factors
• 4 Biological factors

• 5 Summary and conclusions Part One: General issues 1: Trends in understanding patterns of obesity and health outcomes

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 The importance of abdominal obesity
• 1.3 Global trends in obesity
• 1.4 Economic development and obesity
• 1.5 Social class differences in obesity
• 1.6 Obesity in women and its implications for maternal and infant health
• 1.7 Childhood obesity

• 1.8 Conclusions 2: Overview of the key current population-level strategies used to prevent obesity

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Physical activity strategies
• 2.3 Food and beverage strategies
• 2.4 School strategies
• 2.5 Healthcare and workplace strategies
• 2.6 Messaging strategies

• 2.7 Conclusion: integrating approaches Part Two: The role of different dietary components in obesity management 3: The role of high sugar foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in weight gain and obesity

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Sugar in our food supply
• 3.3 Biological mechanisms for some effects of sugar in beverages
• 3.4 Randomized clinical trials and longitudinal cohort studies link intake of sugar-sweetened beverages to the risk of obesity
• 3.5 Fruit juice and weight gain

• 3.6 Future trends 4: The impact of fruit and vegetable intake on weight management

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Importance of fruits and vegetables (FV)
• 4.3 FV and obesity prevention

• 4.4 Future trends 5: High protein diets in obesity management and weight control

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Internationally popular higher-protein diets
• 5.3 The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Total Wellbeing Diet
• 5.4 Evidence from meta-analyses and selected randomised control trials for the efficacy of higher-protein diets for weight control and metabolic health
• 5.5 Potential risks of high protein dietary patterns
• 5.6 Strategies to improve compliance to higher protein diets

• 5.7 Conclusions 6: Low-fat diets in obesity management and weight control

• 6.1 Introduction: overview of dietary fat and body weight
• 6.2 Total fat: mechanisms for association with body weight regulation
• 6.3 Type of fat: biological mechanisms for effects on energy balance
• 6.4 Sustainability of weight loss on low-fat diets
• 6.5 Conclusions

• 6.6 Future trends 7: The 'Mediterranean diet' and weight management

• 7.1 Introduction: the Mediterranean diet and other dietary patterns in the context of obesity
• 7.2 Definition of a Mediterranean dietary pattern
• 7.3 Epidemiological evidence on Mediterranean diet and weight management
• 7.4 Dietary and lifestyle interventi…