Pancreatitis, 38
Parents
assessment of children's weight, 160-161
education about overweight children/adolescents, 67
media's role in overweight children/adolescents, 59
overweight children/adolescents, reasons for, 57-58
prevention of eating disorders, 48, 49 (t 3.3)
See also Mothers
Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Ad Nauseum campaign, 132t
checklist for evaluating weight-loss products/services, 131f
weight-loss schemes defraud consumers, 130, 132
PBH (Produce for Better Health Foundation), 142-143
PBMI (Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute, Inc.), 105
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), 39-40
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
infant/child health advance, concerns, percent change 1992 to 2001, 54 (f4.5)
nutritional indications of children aged < 5 years, state-specific prevalence of selected, 56t
nutritional status of children, 54-56
overweight, prevalence of, risk of, among children aged 2 to 5 years, by race/ethnicity, 57 (f4.6)
overweight, prevalence of, risk of, among children aged 2 to 5 years, by race/ethnicity, 1992-2001, 57 (f4.7)
Peer pressure, 164
Pennsylvania, prevention program in, 146-147
Pennsylvania State University, 12
Pepsi Web site, 59
Permanent weight loss, 133
Personal costs, obesity, 2, 101
Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act (H.R. 339), 114
Personal responsibility, obesity, 24
Pestering Parents: How Food Companies Market Obesity to Children (Center for Science in the Public Interest), 59
Peters, Lulu Hunt, 71-72
Petrie, Sidney, 73
PHAI (Public Health Advocacy Institute), 114
Pharmacotherapy
for overweight children/adolescents, 66-67
for weight loss, 91-92
Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute, Inc. (PBMI), 105
"Phen-fen", 93-94
Phentermine, 93-94
Physical activity
adults who are inactive or have low level of overall physical activity, by age and sex, 2000, 90 (f6.1)
age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by race/ethnicity, January-June 2003, 91 (f6.4)
Americans' amount of exercise, 168-169
CDC funding for physical activity and nutrition programs to address chronic diseases and obesity, fiscal year 2002, 152f
Colorado's fitness programs, 147-148
examples of moderate amounts, 92 (t 6.3)
examples of moderate amounts of activity, 92 (t 6.2)
overweight from lack of, 11
percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, 1997-2003, 90 (f6.2)
percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by age group and sex, January-June 2003, 91 (f6.3)
public opinion poll on participation in sports and exercise, May 2001, 168f
See also Exercise
Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Obesity at a Glance 2003 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 137
"Physical Activity in an Old Order Amish Community" (Bassett), 89
Physical education
amount of exercise, 168
percentage of schools that require physical education, by grade, 2000, 61f
in schools, lack of, 60
Physical exercise. See Exercise
Physical health. See Health
Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine, 148
Pizza Hut, 59, 118
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, 34
Plato, 89
Policy interventions, for overweight/obesity prevention, 137-138
Policy makers, 138
Politics
overweight/obesity, 111-115
sugar, average consumption of added sugars, 1970-74 to 2000, 113 (t 8.3)
sugar supply and use, monthly estimates of, fiscal year 2004, 112t
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), 39-40
Popkin, Barry, 12-13
"Population-Based Interventions Engaging Communities of Color in Healthy Eating and Active Living: A Review" (Yancey et al.), 138-139
Population-based prevention programs, 138-139
Porter, David, 111
Portion size, 12-13
"Portion Size of Food Affects Energy Intake in Normal-Weight and Overweight Men and Women" (Rolls), 12
Portnick, Jennifer, 120
Postnatal mortality rates, 22t-24t
The Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), 94, 98
Pregnancy
birth weight and, 5
metabolism of unborn child, 31
obesity/weight gain during, 39-40
weight gain during pregnancy, recommended, 41t
Prejudice
against overweight/obese people, 163-164
weight-based discrimination, 118-123
See also Discrimination
Prescription drugs. See Medication
Prevalence rate, 1
Prevention
eating disorders, 48-50, 49t
effectiveness of, 137
See also Overweight/obesity prevention
Primary prevention
of eating disorders, 48, 49 (t 3.2)
for overweight children/adolescents, 67
Pritikin, Nathan, 75
The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise (Pritikin), 75
Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), 142-143
Product placement, 60
Productivity, cost of obesity on, 104
Products
catering to expanding obesity market, 109-110
checklist for evaluating weight-loss products/services, 131f
cost of losing weight, 108-109
weight-loss schemes defraud consumers, 130, 131f, 132-134
Protein
in Americans' diets, 76
in dieting history, 73-75
in low-carbohydrate diets, 79
total calorie intake, major sources of calories, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000, 76f
Pseudotumor cerebri, 63-64
Psychological health, 43, 44
"Psychosocial Origins of Obesity Stigma: Toward Changing a Powerful and Pervasive Bias" (Puhl and Brownell), 121, 122
Psychotherapy
for eating disorders, 47
for weight loss, 96-97
PTA (National Parent Teacher Association), 116
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI), 114
Public opinion
Americans' attitudes about overweight, 161-165
demographic characteristics, self- assessed weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.5)
exercise, amount of, 168-169
fast food, frequency of fast-food dining according to nutritional rating of fast food, July 7-9, 2003, 166 (t 11.15)
fast-food nation, America as, 165-167
fast food, survey results on those who eat fast food at least weekly, by age/gender, July 7-9, 2003, 165 (f11.10)
fast food, survey results on those who eat fast food at least weekly, by region, July 7-9, 2003, 165 (f11.11)
percentage of men/women in each weight category, November 3-5, 2003, 159 (f11.5)
percentage of people in each weight category who want to or are trying to lose weight, November 3-5, 2003, 161f
public opinion on whether fast food is good for you, July 7-9, 2003, 164 (f11.9)
public opinion poll measuring individuals' assessment of their own weight, selected months October 1990- November 2003, 160 (f11.6)
public opinion poll on attention paid to nutritional information, July 7-9, 2003, 166 (t 11.14)
public opinion poll on discrimination felt by overweight people, July 7-9, 2003, 163 (t 11.10)
public opinion poll on fast food industry's responsibility for obesity, July 7-9, 2003, 162f
public opinion poll on hiring overweight people, July 7-9, 2003, 163 (t 11.12)
public opinion poll on holding fast food industry legally responsible for diet- related health problems of its customers, July 7-9, 2003, 162t
public opinion poll on how often fast food is eaten, July 7-9, 2003, 165t
public opinion poll on including particular foods in diet, July 9-11, 2002, 167t
public opinion poll on low-fat vs. lowcarb diet, July 2002, 167f
public opinion poll on participation in sports and exercise, May 2001, 168f
public opinion poll on raising insurance rates for overweight people, August 7, 2003, 164 (f11.8)
public opinion poll on respect for overweight people, July 7-9, 2003, 163 (t 11.11)
public opinion poll on weight loss or gain over last five years, 2002-03, 155t
public opinion poll on weight loss or gain over last five years, as related to diet and health, July 2003, 156 (t 11.3)
public opinion poll on weight loss or gain over last five years, by selected characteristics, July 2003, 156 (t 11.2)
public opinion polls on attempts to lose weight currently underway, selected years 1951-2003, 161t
public opinion polls on desire to lose/gain weight, selected years 1951-2003, 160 (f11.7)
public opinion polls on understanding of nutritional information, selected years, 1993-2002, 166 (t 11.16)
self-assessed weight status, accuracy of, 156-161
self-reported weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.4)
weight gain reporting, 155-156
weight survey respondents' awareness of health problems from overweight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.3)
weight survey respondents' diet knowledge, by respondent class, 1994-96, 159 (f11.4)
weight survey respondents' opinion on importance of maintaining health weight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.2)
weight survey respondents who agree that a person's weight is predetermined, by respondent class, 1994-96, 157f
Public Opinions and the Politics of America's Obesity Epidemic (Lee and Oliver), 161-162
Puhl, Rebecca
"Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity", 118, 119
on origins of stigma/bias, 121
"Psychosocial Origins of Obesity Stigma: Toward Changing a Powerful and Pervasive Bias", 122
Purging, 46
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