Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy (Willett), 140
Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Diet for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly (Ornish), 75
Eating at night, myth/facts, 126
Eating disorders
anorexia-nervosa, 45-46
binge-eating disorders, 44-45
bulimia, 46
causes/occurrences, 46-47
in children/adolescents, 68-69
genetic factors of, 30
health consequences of, 45t
mental health and, 43
myth/facts, 128
origins of, 44
prevention of, 48-50, 49t
treatment of, 47-48
weight-loss counseling and, 98
Eating Disorders: Facts about Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions (National Institute of Mental Health), 48
"Eating Disorders, Race, and Mythology" (Yanovski), 128
Eating out
food away from home, total expenditures, 1929-2002, 15t-16t
portion size, 12-13
reason for overweight, 11-12
Ebbeling, Cara B., 58
"Economic Burden of Obesity in Youths Aged 6 to 17 Years: 1979-1999" (Wang and Dietz), 104
Economics of overweight and obesity
ambulatory care visits for diabetes among adults 18 years of age and over, by age, 1995-2000, 103 (f7.1)
catering to expanding market, 109-110
cost of losing weight, 108-109
cost of overweight/obesity, 101-108
economic impact of obesity, 101
hospital discharges for diabetes among adults 45 years of age and over, by age, 1990-2001, 103 (f7.2)
National Institutes of Health disease funding table, special areas of interest, fiscal years, 2002-04, 104t
Edgar, Matthew, 114
Edington, Dee, 107
Education
American Obesity Action Plan, 115
initiative by FTC, 134
nutrition education, 142-143
nutrition education, national, 139
overweight/obesity education, 50
prevention efforts, 138
to reduce weight bias/stigma, 122
self-assessed weight and, 156
self-assessed weight status and demographic characteristics, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.5)
See also Nutrition education; Physical education
"Effect of a Kids N Fitness© Weight Management Program on Obesity and Other Pediatric Health Factors" (Mackenzie), 67
"Effect of Exercise Duration and Intensity on Weight Loss in Overweight, Sedentary Women: A Randomized Trial" (Jakicic), 91
"Effect of Internet Behavioral Counseling on Weight Loss in Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial" (Tate et al.), 98-99
"Effects of 16 Months of Verified, Supervised Aerobic Exercise on Macronutrient Intake in Overweight Men and Women: The Midwest Exercise Trial" (Donnelly), 128
"Effects of an Ad Libitum Low-Fat, High- Carbohydrate Diet on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Fat Distribution in Older Men and Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (Hays), 127
"Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality among Children in a National Household Survey" (Ebbeling et al.), 58
"The Effects of Obesity, Smoking, and Problem Drinking on Chronic Medical Problems and Health Care Costs" (Sturm and Wells), 104
"Effects of the Amount of Exercise on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Measures of Central Obesity: STRRIDEA Randomized Study" (Slentz), 127-128
"Efficacy and Safety of Low-Carbohydrate Diets: A Systematic Review" (Bravata), 82
18th Annual Eating Patterns in America (NDP Group), 143
Emotions, 43
Employees, obese, 106-108
Employers, work site prevention programs, 148-149
Environmental factors
eating disorders in children/adolescents, 68
genetic susceptibility and, 31-32
overweight children/adolescents, 57
Environmental interventions, 137
Ephedra
risk of, 126
as weight-loss aid, 94-95
Ephedrine, 94
Epidemic, 1
Ethnicity. See Race/ethnicity
"Evolved dispositions theory", 121
"Excess Costs Associated with Excess Risks in a Consortium of Companies" (Edington), 107
Exercise
Americans' amount of, 168-169
childhood obesity from lack of, 164, 165
children/adolescents' lack of, 57
education about, 50
high school students not engaging in recommended amounts of physical activity (neither moderate nor vigorous), by grade and sex, 2001, 58f
long-term weight loss and, 129
myths/facts about, 127-128
public opinion poll on participation in sports and exercise, May 2001, 168f
treatment of overweight children/adolescents, 67
weight loss without, 133
See also Physical activity; Physical education
"Experimental Drugs Take Aim at Obesity" (Vastag), 94
The Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Disease (World Health Organization), 111
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