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Socio-economic factors in obesity: a case of slim chance in a fat world? Ball, Kylie and Crawford, David 2006, Socio-economic factors in obesity: a case of slim chance in a fat world?, Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 15, no. Supplement, pp. 15-20. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ball-socioeconomicfactorsin-2006.pdf Author post print application/pdf 57.51KB 1819 Title Socio-economic factors in obesity: a case of slim chance in a fat world? Author(s) Ball, Kylie Crawford, David Journal name Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition Volume number 15 Issue number Supplement Start page 15 End page 20 Publisher Smith-Gordon Place of publication London, England Publication date 2006 ISSN 0964-7058 1440-6047 Keyword(s) socio-economic factors obesity environment social environment resilience Summary The global obesity pandemic has been well-documented and widely discussed by the public, the media, health officials, the food industry and academic researchers. While the problem is widely recognised, the potential solutions are far less clear. There is only limited evidence to guide decisions as to how best to manage obesity in individuals and in populations. While widely viewed as a clinical and public health problem in developed countries, it is now clear that many developing countries also have to grapple with this problem or face the crippling healthcare costs resulting from obesity-related morbidity. There is also abundant evidence that obesity is socio-economically distributed. In developed countries persons of lower socio-economic position are more likely to be affected, while in developing countries, it is often those of higher socio-economic position who are overweight or obese. The aim of this paper is to briefly review the evidence that links socio-economic position and obesity, to discuss what is known about underlying mechanisms, and to consider the role of social, physical, policy and cultural environments in explaining the relationships between socio-economic position and obesity. We introduce the concept of ‘resilience’ as a potential theoretical construct to guide research efforts aimed at understanding how some socio-economically disadvantaged individuals manage to avoid obesity. We conclude by considering an agenda to guide future research and programs focused on understanding and reducing obesity among those of low socio-economic position. Language eng Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003678 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 03 Feb 2009, 15:00:29 EST Wed, 03 Jun 2009, 14:03:18 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 23:43:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 38 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1562 Abstract Views, 1819 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:00:00 EST

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