The Health Impact of Smoking and Obesity and What to Do About It / / Hans Krueger, Dan Williams, Barbara Kaminsky, David McLean.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Krueger, Hans,; Kaminsky, Barbara,; Williams, Dan,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

Despite significant progress due to public health campaigns and other policy efforts, smoking continues to be a serious health threat throughout the world. In addition, sedentary lifestyles, poor diet, and obesity continue to be major causes of chronic diseases. The Health Impact of Smoking and Obes...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• PART ONE. Taking Steps towards Health
• Introduction to Part One
• 1. Introduction: Planning to Reduce the Risks of Chronic Disease
• 2. Risk Factors and the Burden of Disease
• 3. The Economic Cost of Risk Factors
• 4. Risk Factor Targets around the World
• 5. The Benefits of Reducing Risk Factors
• PART TWO. From Setting to Achieving Targets
• Introduction to Part Two
• 6. Tobacco Control Evidence (1): Preventing Uptake
• 7. Tobacco Control Evidence (2): Smoking Cessation
• 8. Tobacco Control Evidence (3): Second-Hand Smoke, Specific Populations, and a Summary
• 9. Tobacco Control Evidence (4): Cost-Effectiveness
• 10. Lessons from the Tobacco Wars
• PART THREE. One Risk to Rule Them All
• Introduction to Part Three
• 11. Obesity and Tobacco Control: New Territory and Established Pathways
• 12. Obesity Control Evidence (1): Reducing Energy Intake
• 13. Obesity Control Evidence (2): Increasing Energy Expenditure
• 14. Obesity Control Evidence (3): Combined Approaches, Cost-Effectiveness, and a Compendium
• 15. Important Issues in Obesity Control
• 16. Collaborating for Health
• 17. Conclusion: Four Fundamentals for Reducing Risk Factors
• Notes
• Index