International Handbook of the Demography of Obesity

Part 1. Global Obesity Patterns and Implications.- 1. Global Obesity Patterns, an Introduction (Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.).- 2. Obesity: A Long-Term Global Challenge (James Bentham and Mariachiara Di Cesare).- 3. Economic Costs of Obesity in Europe (Jutta Viinikainen, Petri Böckerman, and Jaakko Pehkonen).- 4. Impact of Obesity on Life Expectancy Among Different European Countries, 1975-2012 (Nikoletta Vidra, Sergi Trias-Llimós, and Fanny Janssen).- 5. Obesity with Chinese Characteristics? Prevalence and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in China (Jiaxin Gu, Yue Yuan, Kenneth C. Land, and Qiang Fu).- Part 2.  Obesity and Demographic Processes, Structures, and Characteristics).- 6. Obesity and Mortality (Neil K. Mehta).- 7. Obesity and Immigration (Ginny Garcia-Alexander and Amethyst Morgan Marroquin).- 8. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Obesity Prevalence: What Have We Learned from Demographic and Population Health Science? (Michelle L. Frisco,Kelsey Shaulis, Jennifer Van Hook, and Robert A. Hummer).- 9. Race/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity (Patrick M. Krueger, Shawna F. Bayerman, and Eric N. Reither).- 10. Sibling Effects on the Development of Obesity (Toni Falbo and Shengjie Lin).- Part 3. Emerging Areas of Study.- 11. Fit for Christ or Gluttons for God? An Overview of Research on Religious Involvement and Body Mass (Terrence D. Hill, Samantha M. Galindo, and Amy M. Burdette).- 12. Psychosocial Stressors and Obesity (Adolfo G. Cuevas, Natalie Eckert, and Keri Carvalho).- 13. The Neighborhood Environment and Overweight/Obesity (Angelica Lopez and Kathryn Freeman Anderson).- 14. Treatment and Outcome Disparities for Patients with Obesity in Emergency Medical Services (Jamie Kennel, Hyeyoung Woo, and Ginny Garcia-Alexander).- Part 4. Obesity in Sexual Minority Populations. ).- 15. Obesity Prevalence and Trends in the Asexual and Sexual Populations  (Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Ceylan Engin, and Yagmur Cagatay).- 16. Are Gay Men More Fit? Obesity and Overweight Differences among Gay and Straight Men (Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and Sharon Baker-Hughes).- 17. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity and Overweight among U.S. Women: Do Lesbians Differ from Straight Women? (Carol Walther and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.).- 18. Obesity and Bisexuality: Is Being ‘Bi” and Issue? (Mary Ann Davis).- 19. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Across Gender Identities (Mary Ann Davis, D'Lane Compton, and Nicole Farris).- 20. Conclusions, Review, and Needed Research.  (Ginny Garcia-Alexander).