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Reversing the Obesogenic Environment Author: Rebecca E. Lee

ISBN: 9780736078993 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 248 Published: 2 March 2011 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 17.8 x 1.91 Description: Obesity has become a global crisis. Although most would agree that eating better and being more physically active are the answer to the problem, researchers have recently become aware that the problem goes beyond just changing individual behaviors. We can convince people of the benefits of healthful eating and regular physical activity, but what happens when they go home to a neighborhood where fresh vegetables are not available and opportunities for physical activity are hard to find? If the environment doesn't help support healthy lifestyles, the change will be next to impossible to sustain. In Reversing the Obesogenic Environment, leading researchers Lee, McAlexander, and Banda introduce the concept of the obesogenic environmentan environment that leads people to become obeseand explore ways that changing our environment can encourage healthier choices. Although most of the current literature focuses on the food supply and dietary habits, Reversing the Obesogenic Environmenttakes a broader view of the current obesity problem. It looks at all of the elements that combine to create the obesogenic environment: The ways that the built environment, access to r...

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