Professor Mark Wahlqvist

Exercise and Obesity

Hills AP & Wahlqvist ML (Eds.). London: Smith-Gordon & Co Ltd, 1994.

SECTION 1: Setting the scene

Chaper 1.What is overfatness? : Andrew P.Hills,Mark L.Wahlqvist

Chaper 2.The role of exercise in obesity-a personal view :George A.Bray

 SECTION 2:Genetic and social framework for a physical activity and body fatness nterplay

Chaper 3.Changing international perspectives of activity patterns and obesity prevalence :Mark L.Wahlqvist,Andrew

              P.Hills

Chaper 4.The epidemiology of exercise and obesity: an Australian perspective : Terry Dwyer,JoAnne Gery

Chaper 5.Genetic variation in exercise and obesity : Claude Bouchard

Chaper 6.Obesity: idealized or stigmatized? Sociocultural influences on the meaning and prevalence of obesity:

              Bonnie Spring, Regina Pingitore, Elaine Bruckner, Susan Penava

 Chaper 7.Social perspectives of physical activity and obesity : Stephan Rossner,Alicja Kuskowska-Wolk

SECTION 3:Metabolism and physiology of exercise and body fat

Chaper 8.Metabolic dysfunction and exercise: Jean-Pierre Despres

Chaper 9.Consequences of exercise on engry expenditure : Wim H.M.Saris, Marleen A. van Baak

Chaper 10.Biological and psychological benefits of exercise in obesity : Susan Schiffman

Chaper 11.Energy balance, food intake and obesity : Paul McCrory,Boyd Strauss,Mark L. Wahlqvist

Chaper 12.Physiolongical capabilities of obese individuals and implications for exercise : J.Parizkova,V.Hainer,

                V.Stich,M.Kunesova, M.Ksantini

Chaper 13.Locomotor characteristics of obese children :Andrew P.Hills

 SECTION 4:Assessment of fatness and strategies for avoiding overfatness with age and amongst special

                   groups

Chaper 14.Techniques in the measurement and assessment of body composition : Timothy R.Ackland

Chaper 15.Value of nutrition education in wegight loss programmes : Catherine M. Burns,Ian D.Caterson

Chaper 16.Strategies for management of obesity in children and adolescents : John M.Court

Chaper 17.Management of obesity in adult men and women in later life: Wija van Staveren, Paul Deurenberg

Chaper 18.Behavioural management of obesity in an exercise context : Kathleen A.Moore,Graham D.Burrows

Chaper 19.Sport and body fatness : L.M. Burke

Chaper 20.Obesity,disability and exercise : Anthony W.Parker,Lynette Lee

Chaper 21.Self-monitoring of body fatness : Andrew P.Hills

SECTION 5:Overview and summary

Chaper 22.A short review of key issues : Mark L. Wahlqvist, Andrew P. Hills

Index    

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