We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

Methods Project EAT (Eating Among Teens)-II followed a socioeconomically and ethnically
diverse sample of 2,516 adolescents from 1999 through 2004. Mixed-model regression …

Obesity is more prevalent among African Americans and other racial and ethnic minority
populations than among whites. The behaviors that determine weight status are embedded …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The rise in adolescent obesity has become a public health
concern, especially because of its impact on disadvantaged youth. This article examines the …

To prevent the intergenerational transfer of obesity and end the current epidemic,
interventions are needed across the early life stages, from preconception to prenatal to …

The evidence for social and environmental factors that contribute to obesity are often
underappreciated. Obesity prevalence is significantly associated with sex, racial ethnic …

There is an urgent need to better understand the causes and consequences of obesity, and
to learn what works to prevent or reduce obesity. This volume accurately and conveniently …

Objective: To examine the cumulative influence of adverse behavioural, social, and
psychosocial circumstances from adolescence to young adulthood in explaining social …

Reducing socioeconomic disparities in weight-related health is a public health priority. The
purpose of this paper was to examine 10-year longitudinal patterns in overweight and …

This article reviews selected theoretical approaches explaining the social determinants of
obesity. The significance of this topic for medicine, public health, and other areas of obesity …