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Reference List Index 

A Selection of Published Literature

Economic Costs of Obesity | Health Impacts of Obesity

Surveillance: Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Status

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Economic Costs of Obesity

Allison DB. The direct health care costs of obesity in the United States.(Abstract)(Statistical Data Included) JAMA1999;282:1316 i

Colditz, Graham A. Economic costs of obesity and inactivity. (Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Its Comorbidities) Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999;31:S663-68.

Oster G, Thompson D, Edelsberg J, Bird AP, Colditz GA. Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons. Am J Public Health 1999;89:1536-

Pronk NP, Goodman MJ, O'Connor PJ, Martinson BC. Relationship between modifiable health risks and short-term health care charges. JAMA1999;282:2235-

Pronk, NP, Tan AWH, O'Connor, P. Obesity, fitness, willingness to communicate and health care costs. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999;31:1535-43.

Quesenberry, Charles P., Jr.; Caan, Bette; Jacobson, Alice Obesity, health services use, and health care costs among members of a health maintenance organization. Archives of Internal Medicine 1998;158:466.

Thompson D, Edelsberg J, Colditz GA, Bird AP, Oster G. Lifetime health and economic consequences of obesity.(Statistical Data Included) Archives of Internal Medicine 1999;159:2177-

Wolf AM, Colditz GA. Current estimates of the economic costs of obesity in the United States. Obes Res 1998;6:97-106.

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Health Impacts Associated with Obesity

Allison DB, Fontaine KR, Manson JE, Stevens J, VanItallie TB. Annual deaths attributable to obesity in the United States. JAMA 1999;282:1530-8.

Bao W, Srinivasan SR, Valdez R, Greenlund KJ, Wattigney WA, Berenson GS. Longitudinal changes in cardiovascular risk from childhood to young adulthood in offspring of parents with coronary artery disease: the Bogalusa Heart Study. JAMA 1997;278:1749-54.

Bray GA. Complications of obesity. Ann Int Med 1985;103:1052-62.

Brunner E, Shipley MJ, Blane D, Smith GD, Marmot MG. When does cardiovascular risk start? Past and present socioeconomic circumstances and risk factors in adulthood. J Epidemiol Community Health 1999;53:757-64.

Dietz WH. Childhood weight affects adult morbidity and mortality. J Nutr 1998a;128:411S-414S.

Dietz WH. Health consequences of obesity in youth: childhood predictors of adult disease. Pediatrics 1998b;101:518-25.

Eriksson J, Forsen T, Tuomilehto J, Osmond C, Barker D. Early growth and coronary heart disease in later life: longitudinal study. BMJ 2001; 322: 949-953.

Freedman D, Perry G. Body composition and health status among children and adolescents. Prev Med 2000;31:S34-S53.

Freedman DS, Dietz WH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. The relation of overweight to cardiovascular risk factors among children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 1999;103:1175-82.

Freedman DS, Sathanur RS, Burke GL, Shear CL, Smoak CG, Harsha DW, Webber LS, Berenson GS. Relation of body fat distribution to hyperinsulinemia in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1987;46:403-10.

Goran MI. Energy expenditure, body composition, and disease risk in children and adolescents. Proc Nutr Soc 1997;56:195-209.

Goran MI. Metabolic precursors and effects of obesity in children: a decade of progress, 1990 – 1999. Am J Clin Nutri 2001; 73:158-171.

Guillaume M, Lapidus L, Bjorntorp P, Lambert A. Physical activity, obesity, and cardiovascular risk factors in children. The Belgian Luxembourg Child Study II. Obes Res 1997;5:549-56.

Gunnell DJ, Frankel SJ. Nanchahal K, Peters TJ, Smith GD. Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular mortality: a 57-y follow-up study based on the Boyd Orr cohort. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;67:1111-8.

Hahn RA, Heath GW, Chang M-H. Cardiovascular disease risk factors and preventive practices among adults – United States, 1994. A Behavioral Risk Factor atlas. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 1998;47:35-69.

McGinnis JM, Foege WH. Actual causes of death in the United States. JAMA 1993;270:2207-12.

Morrison JA, Barton BA, Biro FM, Daniels SR, Sprecher DL. Overweight, fat patterning, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black and white boys. J Pediatr 1999a;135:451-7.

Morrison JA, Payne G, Barton BA, Khoury PR, Crawford P. Mother-daughter correlations of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Black and White households: The NHLBI Growth and Health Study. Am J Public Health 1994;84:1761-7.

Morrison JA, Sprecher DL, Barton BA, Waclawiw MA, Daniels SR. Overweight, fat patterning, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black and white girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. J Pediatr 1999b;135:458-64.

Must A, Jacques PF, Dallal GE, Bejaema CJ, Dietz W. Long-term morbidity and mortality of overweight adolescents: a follow-up of the Harvard Growth Study of 1922 to 1935. N Engl J Med. 1992;327:1350-1355.

Must A, Spadano J, Coakley EH, Field AE, Colditz G, Dietz WH. The disease burden associated with overweight and obesity. JAMA 1999a;282:1523-9.

Must A, Strauss RS. Risks and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999b;23:S2-S11.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on the Health Implications of Obesity. Health implications of obesity. Ann Intern Med 1985;103:1073-7.

Nicklas TA, Webber LS, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Secular trends in dietary intakes and cardiovascular risk factors of 10-year-old children. The Bogalusa Heart Study (1973-88). Am J Clin Nutr 1993;57:930-7.

Pinhas-Hamiel O, Dolan LM, Daniels SR, Standiford D, Khoury PR, Zeitler P. Increased incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among adolescents. J Pediatr 1996;128:608-15.

Power C, Lake JK, Cole TJ. Measurement and long-term health risks of child and adolescent fatness. Int J Obesity. 1997;21:507-526, 810-819. 15.

Shea S, Basch CE, Gutin B, Stein AD, Contento IR, Irigoyen M, Zybert P. The rate of increase in blood pressure in children 5 years of age is related to changes in aerobic fitness and body mass index. Pediatrics 1994;94:465-470.

Sudi KM, Gallistl S, Trobinger M, Payerl D, Aigner R, Borkenstein MH. The effects of changes in body mass and subcutaneous fat on the improvement in metabolic risk factors in obese children after short-term weight loss. Metabolism. 2001;50(11):1323-1329.

Van Italilie TB. Health implications of overweight and obesity in the United States. Ann Intern Med 1985;103:983-8.

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Surveillance: Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Status

Anand RS, Basiotis PP, Klein BW. Profile of overweight children. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Nutrition Insights, May 1999.

Binkley JK, Eales J, Jekanowski M. The relation between dietary change and rising US obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2000;24:1032-9.

Bolen JC, Rhodes L, Powell-Griner EE, Bland SD. State-specific prevalence of selected health behaviors, by race and ethnicity – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2000;49:1-60.

Bundred P, Kitchiner D, Buchan I. Prevalence of overweight and obese children between 1989 and 1998: population based series of cross sectional studies. BMJ 2001;322:1-4.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Update: prevalence of overweight among children, adolescents, and adults – United States, 1988-1994. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1997;46:199-202.

Crooks DL. Food consumption, activity, and overweight among elementary school children in an Appalachian Kentucky community. Am J Phys Anthropol 2000;112:159-70.

Department of Education. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99. http://nces.ed.gov/, 1998.

Eisenmann JC, Katzmarzyk PT, Arnall DA, Kanuho V, Interpreter C, Malina RM. Growth and overweight of Navajo youth: secular changes from 1955 to 1997. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2000;24:211-8.

Figueroa-Colon R, Franklin FA, Lee JY, Aldridge R, Alexander L. Prevalence of obesity with increased blood pressure in elementary school-aged children. South Med J 1997;90:806-13.

Flegal KM, Troiano RP. Changes in the distribution of body mass index of adults and children in the US population. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2000;24:807-18.

Foerster SB, Fierro MP, Gregson J, Hudes M, Oppen M, Sugerman S. 1998 California Teen Eating, Exercise, and Nutrition Survey: Also Profiling Body Weight and Tobacco Use – Media Highlights. Public Health Institute, Berkeley, CA, 2000.

Gortmaker SL, Dietz WH Jr, Sobol AM, Wehler CA. Increasing pediatric obesity in the United States. Am J Dis Child 1987;141:535-40.

Hanley AJ, Harris SB, Gittelsohn J, Wolever TM, Saksvig B, Zinman B. Overweight among children and adolescents in a Native Canadian community: prevalence and associated factors. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;71:693-700.

Harnack L, Jeffery RW, Boutelle KN. Temporal trends in energy intake in the Untied States: an ecologic perspective. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;71:1478-84.

Hediger M, Overpeck M, Ruan WJ, Troendle J. Early infant feeding and growth status of US-born infants and children aged 4-71 mo: analyses from the third NHANES, 1988-1994. Am J Clin Nutr 2000; 72: 159-167.

Hernandez B, Uphold CR, Graham MV, Singer L. Prevalence and correlates of obesity in preschool children. J Pediatr Nurs 1998;13:68-76.

Jackson MY. Height, weight, and body mass index of American Indian schoolchildren, 1990-1991. J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93:1136-40.

Johnson-Down L, O'Loughlin J, Koski KG, Gray-Donald K. High prevalence of obesity in low income and multiethnic schoolchildren: a diet and physical activity assessment. J Nutr 1997;127:2310-5.

Johnson RK. Changing eating and physical activity patterns of US children. Proc Nutr Soc 2000;59:295-301.

Kann L, Kinchen SA, Williams BI, et al. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 1997. In: CDC Surveillance Summaries, August 14, 1998. MMWR 1998;47(no. SS-3):1-32.

Kennedy E, Powell R. Changing eating patterns of American children: a view from 1996. J Am Coll Nutr 1997;16:524-9.

Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991. JAMA 1994;272:205-11.

Mei Z, Scanlon KS, Grummer-Strawn LM, Freedman DS, Yip R, Trowbridge FL. Increasing prevalence of overweight among U.S. preschool children: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance, 1983-1995. Pediatrics 1998;101:1-6.

Mokdad AH, Serdula MK, Dietz WH, Bowman BA, Marks JS, Koplan JP. The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998. JAMA 1999;282:1519-22.

Ogden CL, Troiano RP, Briefel RR, Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, Johnson CL. Prevalence of overweight among preschool children in the United States, 1971 through 1994. Pediatrics 1997;99:E1.

Pawson IG, Martorell R, Mendoza FE. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in US Hispanic populations. Am J Clin Nutr 1991;53:1522S-1528S.

Schlicker SA, Borra ST, Regan C. The weight and fitness status of United States children. Nutr Rev 1994;52:11-7.

Story M, Evans M, Fabsitz R, Clay T, Holy Rock B, Broussard BA. The epidemic of obesity in American Indian communities and the need for childhood obesity-prevention programs. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:747S-54S

Troiano RP, Briefel RR, Carroll MD, Bialostosky K. Energy and fat intakes of children and adolescents in the United States: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;72:1343S-53S.

Troiano RP, Flegal KM. Overweight children and adolescents: description, epidemiology, and demographics. Pediatrics 1998;101:497-504.

Troiano RP, Flegal KM, Kuczmarski RJ, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Overweight prevalence and trends for children and adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963 to 1991. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149:1085-91.

US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. What and where our children eat – 1994 nationwide survey results. Research news press release. World Wide Web: http://www.barc.usda. gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/kidspr.html (accessed 9 August 1996).

Wiecha JL, Casey VA. High prevalence of overweight and short stature among Head Start children in Massachusetts. Public Health Rep 1994;109:767-73.

Wolfe WS, Campbell CC, Frongillo EA, Haas JD, Melnik TA. Overweight schoolchildren in New York State: prevalence and characteristics. Am J Public Health 1994;84:807-13.

Zephier E, Himes JH, Story M. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in American Indian school children and adolescents in the Aberdeen area: a population study. Int J Obes 1999;23:S28-S30.

 

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