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1	Determinants of Obesity: Racial Differences Goforth, Nikkia L. 01 January 2007 (has links) BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major public health problem. Studies have shown that there are racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of obesity. However, there is limited research that examines the effects of sedentary and poor lifestyle behaviors and obesity among different racial and ethnic groups. Furthermore, most studies focus on the problem of obesity among children. This study was conducted to examine racial differences in determinants of obesity in adults in the United States. METHODS: Data from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used for this analysis. Demographics, lifestyle behaviors, and existence of chronic diseases were assessed. Data was stratified by race and multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine determinants of obesity by race. RESULTS: The majority of the study participants (59%) were overweight or obese (BMI 22500). The following determinants were found to have a significant association with risk of obesity in whites, blacks and Hispanics: age, marital status, consumption of dietary recommendations of hits and vegetables, smoking status, and alcohol consumption. For whites, education and income level did not show a statistically significant association with obesity. For African Americans, sex, physical activity, and income levels did not have statistically significant associations with obesity. Income did show a statistically significant association with obesity in Hispanics.CONCLUSION: Overall, it was found that the determinants of obesity vary with ethnic groups. In order to effectively combat obesity, smoking cessation must also be paired with a healthy diet and regular exercise. In addition, interventions must be made in correlation with the needs of the community. obesity variables sedentary behavior diet adult obesity ethnic obesity Epidemiology Medicine and Health Sciences Public Health
2	Exploring the Weight Loss Strategies Adopted by Overweight and Obese Parent and Child Dyads January 2016 (has links) abstract: Objectives: This study examines weight loss strategies (eating, physical activity (PA), or both) adopted by overweight or obese (OWOB) parents and children in relation to age, income, gender, education, and race/ethnicity in a predominantly low-income and high minority sample. We also examine if OWOB parent-child dyads employed the same strategies to lose weight, and how these strategies vary by demographic variables. Methods: Data was compiled from the New Jersey Childhood Obesity Study (NJCOB). A random digit dial household phone survey was used to select 1,708 households with at least one child aged 3-18 years from five cities in New Jersey. There were 231 OWOB parent-child dyads in this sample. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the demographic variables significantly associated with the type of weight loss strategy chosen. Results: Males had higher odds of using PA and both eating and PA when compared to females. Higher income adults had higher odds of using all types of weight loss strategies compared to lower income adults. Adults with college education had higher odds of using eating and both eating and PA when compared to those with high school education. Older children (6-11 and 12-19 years) had higher odds of using PA when compared to younger children (2-5 years). Children of foreign-born parents (> 10 years in the US) had higher odds of using eating to lose weight compared to the children of US born parents. Children overall had higher odds of adopting a weight loss strategy if it was also adopted by the parent. In subgroup analysis, parent-child dyads had higher odds of adopting similar strategies among older children (12-19) and among girls, but this association did not hold true for younger children (2-11 years) and among boys for PA. Conclusion: Older OWOB children (12-19) and female children had higher odds of adopting their parents’ weight loss strategies. Younger children did not follow the same pattern as their parents and among boys concordance was observed only for eating strategies. Results from the study may inform future family-based weight management interventions. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Exercise and Wellness 2016 Nutrition adult obesity child obesity parent-child relationships weight loss strategies
3	A mixed method investigation into the perception and measurement of success in the Healthwise Exercise Referral Scheme Mills, Hayley January 2008 (has links) No description available. 615.82
4	EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL BRAIN TRAINING, STRESS, DEPRESSION, FOOD ADDICTION, AND WEIGHT Adams, Bailey Regina 01 January 2014 (has links) Obesity is a complex issue; stress, depression, and food addiction, are several psychological conditions that can accompany an obesity diagnosis. Emotional Brain Training (EBT) was evaluated as a new approach to these conditions. Stress, depression, food addiction, and weight were assessed at baseline, after a seven week active intervention, and after a seven week no contact period. The final sample consisted of 26 obese adults. At seven week assessments, EBT participants experienced significant weight loss (p-value = 0.05) and decreased perceived stress (p-value = 0.035). Food addiction also decreased from 50% to 8.3% (or one participant). At fourteen week assessments, EBT participants maintained significant weight loss (p-value = 0.05) and increased perceived stress from the seven week evaluation (p-value = 0.012). The percentage classified as food addicted remained constant at fourteen weeks. This study suggests EBT is an appropriate intervention for weight loss and weight maintenance. In addition, EBT targets a variety of the complex issues surrounding obesity. Emotional Brain Training Adult Obesity Psychological Effects Food Addiction Weight Maintenance Comparative Nutrition Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Nutrition
5	Claims Of Mistaken Identity: An Examination Of U.S. Television Food Commercials And The Adult Obesity Issue Delgado, Cristina 01 January 2009 (has links) Obesity is one of the major public health issues in the United States, often regarded as part of a global crisis. Companies invest billions of dollars each year towards television advertising campaigns aimed at convincing audiences how their ground-breaking discovery 'battles the bulge' or somehow offers an increased health benefit. This study examined how advertisers presented health-related claims, including health and nutrient-content claims, in U.S. adult-targeted television food commercials. The claims were compared to FTC, FDA, and USDA laws, regulations, and recommendations. A content analysis of food advertising was conducted of commercials from major and cable network programs broadcast during prime-time in the first quarter of 2009. The majority of claims match current regulations when compared to Federal references. The results show that Nutrient and Wellness claims were the most frequently cited. The type of benefit, Healthy Eating, emerged almost 3 times more than any other benefit type. This is also similar to those results which suggest advertisers' intentions were to promote overall wellness in their content delivery. As such, the Wellness Approach was identified and conceptualized, leading towards full development of a Wellness Effect theory. Implications and future research opportunities are discussed on both a theoretical and practical level. advertising advertising appeals advertising effects advertising legislation advertising regulation advertising strategies content analysis marketing mass communication mass communication theory cultivation theory framing theory semiotics theory media television advertising television commercials adult obesity obesity overweight weight loss health health claims health communication health promotion nutrient claims public health wellness food food advertising nutrition science business consumption consumer affairs consumer perceptions consumer protection Federal regulation government Communication

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