Obesogenic Environments (PDF)

In a world where obesity has now reached epidemic proportions, a
thorough understanding of the underlying causes of the problem is
essential if society, public health initiatives and government
policies are to successfully address the issue. The obesogenic
environment describes all the possible influences that our
environment presents which encourage overweight and obesity in
individuals and populations.

Beginning with an overarching introduction to obesity and its
implications for health and wellbeing, the book will move on to
consider such crucial areas as eating behaviours and food
environments, physical activity and the environment, the urban
environment, methods, policy and future research directions.

* Brings together expertise from across a range of
disciplines

* Written by a truly multidisciplinary team of international
authors

* Presents some of the most innovative thinking in the battle
against obesity

This groundbreaking book brings together for the first time the
knowledge of experts with backgrounds in nutrition and dietetics,
policy, epidemiology, environmental sciences, medical sciences,
town planning and urban design, transport, geography and physical
activity in order to offer a multidisciplinary approach to public
health, suggesting new and exciting ways to shape our environment
to better support healthful decisions.