Obesity Reviews

Foreword
pp. 1-1(1)

International Association for the Study of Obesity and China
pp. 2-3(2)

The challenge of obesity and related disease control in China
pp. 4-5(2)
Author: Bekedam, H.

The fundamental drivers of the obesity epidemic
pp. 6-13(8)
Author: James, W. P. T.

Overview of obesity in Mainland China
pp. 14-21(8)
Author: Chen, C. M.

Obesity pandemic, correlated factors and guidelines to define, screen and manage obesity in Taiwan
pp. 22-31(10)
Authors: Pan, W.-H.; Lee, M.-S.; Chuang, S.-Y.; Lin, Y.-C.; Fu, M.-L.

Obesity and its related diseases in Taiwan
pp. 32-34(3)
Author: Huang, K.-C.

Burden of Obesity - lessons learnt from Hong Kong Chinese
pp. 35-40(6)
Authors: Ko, G. T. C.; Chan, J. C. N.

International strategies to address obesity
pp. 41-47(7)
Authors: Hill, J. O.; Peters, J. C.; Catenacci, V. A.; Wyatt, H. R.

Nutrition transition and its relationship to the development of obesity and related chronic diseases
pp. 48-52(5)
Authors: Astrup, Arne; Dyerberg, Jørn; Selleck, Matthew; Stender, Steen

Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertension
pp. 53-61(9)
Authors: Huxley, R.; James, W. P. T.; Barzi, F.; Patel, J. V.; Lear, S. A.; Suriyawongpaisal, P.; Janus, E.; Caterson, I.; Zimmet, P.; Prabhakaran, D.; Reddy, S.; Woodward, M.

Economic burden of obesity-related chronic diseases in Mainland China
pp. 62-67(6)
Authors: Zhao, W.; Zhai, Y.; Hu, J.; Wang, J.; Yang, Z.; Kong, L.; Chen, C.

Costs of metabolic syndrome-related diseases induced by obesity in Taiwan
pp. 68-73(6)
Authors: Fu, T.; Wen, T.; Yeh, P.; Chang, H.

The cost of obesity in Hong Kong
pp. 74-77(4)
Author: Ko, G. T. C.

The prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity and the epidemic changes in 1985-2000 for Chinese school-age children and adolescents
pp. 78-81(4)
Author: Ji, C.-Y.

Childhood obesity and its health consequence in China
pp. 82-86(5)
Authors: Li, Y.; Yang, X.; Zhai, F.; Piao, J.; Zhao, W.; Zhang, J.; Ma, G.

Childhood obesity and adverse health effects in Hong Kong
pp. 87-90(4)
Author: Chan, C.

Developmental origin of metabolic syndrome: interaction of thinness at birth and overweight during adult life in Chinese population
pp. 91-94(4)
Authors: Mi, J.; Cheng, H.; Zhao, X.-Y.; Hou, D.-Q.; Chen, F.-F.; Zhang, K.-L.

Impact of famine during pregnancy and infancy on health in adulthood
pp. 95-99(5)
Authors: Yang, Z.; Zhao, W.; Zhang, X.; Mu, R.; Zhai, Y.; Kong, L.; Chen, C.

The role of dietary factors in chronic disease control in China
pp. 100-103(4)
Authors: Chen, C. M.; Zhao, W.; Yang, Z.; Zhai, Y.; Wu, Y.; Kong, L.

Dietary habits, physical activity and obesity in Hong Kong residents
pp. 104-106(3)
Author: Chow, C. C.

Closing the energy gap to prevent weight gain in China
pp. 107-112(6)
Authors: Zhai, F.; Wang, H.; Wang, Z.; Popkin, B. M.; Chen, C.

Physical activity level and its association with metabolic syndrome among an employed population in China
pp. 113-118(6)
Authors: Ma, G.; Luan, D.; Li, Y.; Liu, A.; Hu, X.; Cui, Z.; Zhai, F.; Yang, X.

Leisure-time physical activity alone may not be a sufficient public health approach to prevent obesity - a focus on China
pp. 119-126(8)
Authors: Bauman, A.; Allman-Farinelli, M.; Huxley, R.; James, W. P. T.

Interventions in local communities and work sites through Physical Activity and Nutrition Programme
pp. 127-129(3)
Author: Togami, T.

Evaluation of a classroom-based physical activity promoting programme
pp. 130-134(5)
Authors: Liu, A.; Hu, X.; Ma, G.; Cui, Z.; Pan, Y.; Chang, S.; Zhao, W.; Chen, C.

Effect of supervised exercise intervention on metabolic risk factors and physical fitness in Chinese obese children in early puberty
pp. 135-141(7)
Authors: Chang, C.; Liu, W.; Zhao, X.; Li, S.; Yu, C.

Hypertension and cardiovascular diseases intervention in the capital steel and iron company and Beijing Fangshan community
pp. 142-145(4)
Authors: Chen, J.; Wu, X.; Gu, D.

Health implications of transition from a planned to a free-market economy - an overview
pp. 146-150(5)
Author: Baillie, K.

Agro-food industry growth and obesity in China: what role for regulating food advertising and promotion and nutrition labelling?
pp. 151-161(11)
Author: Hawkes, C.