List of invited contributors
pt. 1. Study designs and measurements
ch. 1. Introduction to obesity epidemiology / Frank B. Hu
ch. 2. Descriptive epidemiology of obesity trends / Frank B. Hu
ch. 3. Analytic epidemiologic designs in obesity research / Frank B. Hu
ch. 4. Interpreting epidemiologic evidence and causal inference in obesity research / Frank B. Hu
ch. 5. Measurements of adiposity and body composition / Frank B. Hu
ch. 6. Dietary assessment methods / Frank B. Hu
ch. 7. Physical activity measurements / Frank B. Hu
pt. 2. Epidemiologic studies of consequences of obesity
ch. 8. Metabolic consequences of obesity / Frank B. Hu
ch. 9. Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Frank B. Hu
ch. 10. Obesity and cancer / Eugenia E. Calle
ch. 11. Obesity and mortality / Frank B. Hu
ch. 12. Obesity and health-related quality of life / Daniel Kim and Ichiro Kawachi
ch. 13. Economic costs of obesity / Graham A. Colditz and Y. Claire Wang
pt. 3. Epidemiologic studies of determinants of obesity
ch. 14. Diet, nutrition, and obesity / Frank B. Hu
ch. 15. Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and obesity
ch. 16. Sleep deprivation and obesity / Sanjay R. Patel and Frank B. Hu
ch. 17. Social determinants of obesity / Gary G. Bennett, Kathleen Y. Wolin, and Dustin T. Duncan
ch. 18. Metabolic and hormonal predictors of obesity / Frank B. Hu
ch. 19. Developmental origins of obesity / Matthew W. Gillman
ch. 20. Predictors and consequences of childhood obesity / Alison E. Field
ch. 21. Genetic predictors of obesity / Frank B. Hu
ch. 22. Gene-environment interactions and obesity / Frank B. Hu
