Childhood obesity - what we can learn from existing data on societal trends, part 2

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Sturm, Roland ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VEGETABLE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CULTURE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; VEGETABLES; WALKING;

EID: 33645601538     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Ogden CL, Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Johnson CL. Prevalence and trends in overweight among US children and adolescents,1999-2000. JAMA 2002;288(14):1728-32.
2. Hill JO, Peters JC. Environmental contributions to the obesity epidemic. Science 1998;280(5368):1371-4.
3. Hill JO, Wyatt HR, Reed GW, Peters JC. Obesity and the environment: where do we go from here? Science 2003;299(5608):853-5.
4. Ewing R, Schmid T, Killingsworth R, Zlot A, Raudenbush S. Relationship between urban sprawl and physical activity, obesity, and morbidity. Am J Health Promot 2003;18(1):47-57.
5. Sturm R, Cohen D. Suburban sprawl and physical and mental health. Public Health 2004 Oct;118(7)488-96.
6. Koplan JP, Liverman CT, Kraak VA, editors. Preventing childhood obesity: health in the balance. Washington (DC): National Academies Press. Forthcoming.
7. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food consumption data system [Internet]. Washington (DC): Economic Research Service; 2004.
8. Robinson JP, Godbey GG. Time for life: the surprising ways Americans use their time. 2nd ed. University Park (PA): Pennsylvania State University Press; 1999.
9. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. National household travel survey [Internet]. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Transportation.
10. Porter RC. Economics at the wheel: the costs of cars and drivers. London: Academic Press; 1999.
11. Carter RC. The impact of public schools on childhood obesity. JAMA 2002;288(17):2180.
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for school and community programs to promote lifelong physical activity among young people. MMWR Recomm Rep 1997;46(RR-6):1-36.
13. Datar A, Sturm R. Physical education in elementary school and body mass index: evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study. Am J Public Health 2004 Sep:94(9):1501-6.
14. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): United States, 2001. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2002;51:1-62.
15. Enns CW, Mickle SJ, Goldman JD. Trends in food and nutrient intakes by children in the United States. Family Economics and Nutrition Review 2002;14(2):56-68.
16. Nielsen SJ, Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM. Trends in energy intake in U.S. between 1977 and 1996: similar shifts seen across age groups. Obes Res 2002 May;10(5):370-8.
17. Jahns L, Siega-Riz AM, Popkin BM. The increasing prevalence of snacking among US children from 1977 to 1996. J Pediatr 2001 Apr;138(4):493-8.
18. Nielsen SJ, Popkin BM. Patterns and trends in food portion sizes, 1977-1998. JAMA 2003 Jan 22-29;289(4):450-3.
19. Bray GA, Nielsen SJ, Popkin BM. Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 Apr;79(4):537-43.
20. Popkin BM, Nielsen SJ. The sweetening of the world's diet. Obes Res 2003 Nov;11(11):1325-32.
21. Ludwig DS, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: A prospective observational analysis. Lancet 2001;357(9255):505-8.
22. Harnack L, Stang J, Story M. Soft drink consumption among U.S. children and adolescents: nutritional consequences. J Am Diet Assoc 1999;99(4):436-41.
23. Cullen KW, Ash DM, Warneke C, de Moor C. Intake of soft drinks, fruit-flavored beverages, and fruit and vegetables by children in grades 4 through 6. Am J Public Health 2002;92(9):1475-8.
24. Pereira MA, Jacobs DR Jr, Van Horn L, Slattery ML, Kartashov AI, Ludwig DS. Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: the CARDIA Study. JAMA 2002;287(16):2081-9.
25. Lin BH, Guthrie J, Frazão E. Nutrient contribution of food away from home. In: America's eating habits: changes and consequences. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Food and Rural Economics Division; undated. Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 750, USDA/ERS, 213-242.
26. Akerlof GA. The market for 'lemons': quality uncertainty and the market mechanism. Quarterly Journal of Economics 1970;84(3):488-500.
27. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study II. Washington (DC): The Office of Analysis, Nutrition and Evaluation; 2001 Jan. Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-01-SNDAIIFR.
28. Lin BH, Guthrie J, Frazão E. Quality of children's diets at and away from home: 1994-96. Food Review 1999 Jan-Apr:2-10.
29. Prentice AM, Jebb SA. Obesity in Britain: gluttony or sloth? BMJ 1995;311(7002):437-9.