Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides: Food Studies: Obesity

Obesity - EBooks

The Metamorphoses of Fat : a History of Obesity by Georges Vigarello
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A Big Fat Crisis : The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic - and how we can end it / Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH. by Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH.
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The Consuming Geographies of food : Diet, food Deserts and Obesity / Hillary J. Shaw. by Hillary J. Shaw.
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Videos

Obesity in America. Part 1 & Part 2 [electronic resource (video)] : A National Crisis / A&E Television Networks, LLC.
Why have rates of obesity, morbid obesity, and super obesity increased so dramatically since 2000? Backed up by meticulous research, this two-part set is a provocative, thorough investigation into the upsurge of obesity in America.
Bite Size
While the problem of childhood obesity is known, many people only encounter it through non-salient statistics and figures. Corbin Billings' 2014 documentary Bite Size helps put a face to the epidemic by following four overweight American kids as they struggle to lose weight and focus on healthier eating habits.
The Obesity Epidemic
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC
Fat Head
Comedian Tom Naughton's response to Super Size Me shows that he was actually able to lose weight on a fast-food diet. Watch both documentaries to draw your own conclusions.

Selected Articles

Obesity: The Big Picture - News about Obesity
Including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Obesity - Medline Plus
Harvard Kennedy School - Journalists Resource
Research on Today's News Topics
The Obesity Epidemic - The Obesity Epidemic — Understanding the Disease and the Treatment
N Engl J Med 2016; 374:177-179
Diet and Obesity in the Underserved
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Volume 44, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 127–140
The Lancet - Series on Obesity
Today’s food environments exploit people’s biological, psychological, social, and economic vulnerabilities, making it easier for them to eat unhealthy foods. This reinforces preferences and demands for foods of poor nutritional quality, furthering the unhealthy food environments.
Obesity Rates & Trends: The State of Obesity
The State of Obesity is a collaborative project of the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is supported by a grant from the Foundation.

Special Report - The Burden of Obesity - Its Relationship to Food Security
This special report that coincides with the third edition of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study commissioned by DuPont. This report discusses the growing prevalence of obesity and its relationship with food security.

Research Reports

Research Reports & Publications

Healthy People 2020 Nutrition & Weight Status
This chapter of Healthy People 2020 presents national health objectives for improving nutrition and tackling problems with overweight.
Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries
Provides dynamic, pre-formulated PubMed/MEDLINE searches for selected Healthy People 2010 objectives on nutrition and overweight so that current information and evidence-based strategies are easier to find.
International Journal of Obesity (Nature Publishing Group)
The International Journal of Obesity provides an international, multi-disciplinary forum for the study of obesity. Table of contents and abstracts are available for free; full text articles by subscription only.
New England Journal of Medicine Obesity Articles
A listing of research articles on obesity-related topics. Abstracts and selected articles are available for free; majority of full text articles by subscription only.
RWJF Publications & Research on Obesity (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Journal articles, reports, and issue briefs about obesity.
RWJF Trust of America's Health Release F as in Fat 2013
Report tracks adult obesity rates in each state over the last two decades
State Indicator Reports on Overweight & Obesity (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
Reports and National Action Guides to prevent and control overweight and obesity.
Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
Report that outlines strategies communities can use to address the problems of overweight and obesity.
Surgeon General's Vision for a Healthy & Fit Nation
Report to help Americans lead healthier lives through better nutrition, regular physical activity, and improving communities to support healthy choices.

Internet Resources - Obesity

APA Resources on Obesity (American Psychological Association)
Resources, news, and strategies for reducing obesity.
CDC Overweight & Obesity Topics (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Provides an overview of obesity in America and links to information resources.
Healthfinder: Obesity (Department of Health & Human Services)
Government-sponsored information resources on obesity.
Mayo Clinic Information on Obesity
Consumer information on obesity prevention and treatment.
MedlinePlus: Obesity (National Library of Medicine)
Authoritative consumer health information and selected links to resources related to obesity.
NIH Health Information on Obesity (National Institute of Health)
Links to obesity information and resources across the various Institutes.
Endocrine Society: Endocrine Facts and Figures
Online clearinghouse for the general public and reporters seeking information on the key scientific trends and advancements related to obesity.
WHO Obesity Page
Informational page about the global challenges of obesity.

Food Studies: Obesity

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Obesity - EBooks

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Internet Resources - Obesity

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