The Global Epidemic of Obesity: An Overview
Benjamin Caballero - Center for Human Nutrition,
Epidemiologic Reviews 2007 29(1):1-5; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm012
Available online at: http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/29/1/1
“……….For centuries, the human race struggled to overcome food scarcity, disease, and a hostile environment. With the onset of the industrial revolution, the great powers understood that increasing the average body size of the population was an important social and political factor. The military and economic might of countries was critically dependent on the body size and strength of their young generations, from which soldiers and workers were drawn. Moving the body mass index (BMI) distribution of the population from the underweight range toward normality had an important impact on survival and productivity, playing a central role in the economic development of industrialized societies (1).
Historical records from developed countries indicate that height and weight increased progressively, particularly during the 19th century. During the 20th century, as populations from better-off countries began to approach their genetic potential for longitudinal growth, they began to gain proportionally more weight than height, with the resulting increase in average BMI. By the year 2000, the human race reached a sort of historical landmark, when for the first time in human evolution the number of adults with excess weight surpassed the number of those who were underweight (2). Excess adiposity/body weight is now widely recognized as one of today's leading health threats in most countries around the world and as a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension (3).
This overview provides an introduction to this issue of Epidemiologic Reviews, highlighting, in historical perspective, key scientific aspects of obesity that are addressed by the 11 articles that follow. This compilation of reviews underscores the multidisciplinary nature of obesity research and the need to expand even further our scope to fully understand and confront the obesity epidemic…..”.
Lindsay McLaren
Socioeconomic Status and Obesity
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 29-48; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm001
MU Jakobsen, T Berentzen, TIA Sørensen, and K Overvad
Abdominal Obesity and Fatty Liver
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 77-87; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm002
Roya Kelishadi
Childhood Overweight, Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Developing Countries
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 62-76; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm003
Wenjie Yang, Tanika Kelly, and Jiang He
Genetic Epidemiology of Obesity
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 49-61; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm004
Salma Musaad and Erin N. Haynes
Biomarkers of Obesity and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 98-114; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm005
Stephen J. Freedland and Elizabeth A. Platz
Obesity and Prostate Cancer: Making Sense out of Apparently Conflicting Data
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 88-97; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm006
Youfa Wang and May A. Beydoun
The Obesity Epidemic in the
and Geographic Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 6-28; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm007
Gabriela Vazquez, Sue Duval, David R. Jacobs, Jr., and Karri Silventoinen
Comparison of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist/Hip Ratio in Predicting Incident Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 115-128; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm008
Mia A. Papas, Anthony J. Alberg, Reid
The Built Environment and Obesity
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 129-143; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm009
Jo Salmon, Michael L. Booth, Philayrath Phongsavan, Niamh Murphy, and Anna Timperio
Promoting Physical Activity Participation among Children and Adolescents
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 144-159; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm010
Adam Drewnowski
The Real Contribution of Added Sugars and Fats to Obesity
Epidemiologic Reviews
Epidemiol Rev 2007 29: 160-171; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxm011
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