Lecture 30

Question 1

Evaluate the roles of epidemiology in obesity

Question 2

Drivers

Answer 2

Changes over time drive change in outcomes over time

Neoliberalism, food supply changes

Question 3

Moderators

Answer 3

Factors which accentuate or attenuate the trends

Obesogenic food environments, behaviors

Question 4

Mediators

Answer 4

Factors through which the drivers operate

Socio-cultural, built environments

Question 5

Policy inertia

Question 6

Consequences of obesity

Answer 6

• Metabolic diseases
• Mechanical disorders
• Psychological problems
• Social consequences

Question 7

Obesogenic environments

Answer 7

The sub of influences that the surroundings, opportunities or conditions of life have on promoting obesity in individuals or populations

Question 8

Population obesity patterns

Answer 8

Obesity prevalence is driven by changing, underlying, global DRIVERS

The influence of the drivers on outcomes is transmitted by MEDIATORS

The trajectories can be attenuated or accentuated by MODERATORS

Question 9

The obesity transition