waist circumference measurement, 9, 10f
Waist-to-hip ratio, 9
Wal-Mart, 105
"Walk to School Colorado" program, 147-148
Walking, 90
Walking program, sample, 92 (t 6.1)
Wang, Guijing, 104
Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan, 147
"Watching the Corporate Waistline" (Moreno), 106
Web sites, 59-60
Weight
Americans' attitudes about overweight, 161-165
body mass index, how to calculate, 11 (t 1.7)
body mass index table, 8t
classification of overweight and obesity by body mass index, 11 (t 1.8)
classification of overweight and obesity by body mass index, waist circumference, associated disease risk, 10t
demographic characteristics, self- assessed weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.5)
genetics of body weight/obesity, 25-27, 30-32
ideal weight, overweight, obesity, defining/assessing, 6-11
mental health and, 43
percentage of men/women in each weight category, November 3-5, 2003, 159 (f11.5)
public opinion poll measuring individuals' assessment of their own weight, selected months October 1990- November 2003, 160 (f11.6)
self-assessed weight status, accuracy of, 156-161
self-reported weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.4)
waist circumference measurement, 10f
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
See also Overweight/obesity
Weight-based discrimination, 118-123
"Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity" (Schwartz et al.), 119
Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
on binge-eating disorder, 44
on cost of obesity, 101-102, 103-104
Weight cycling, 100
Weight-for-height tables, 6-7
Weight gain, 40, 41t
See also Weight loss/gain
Weight loss
Ad Nauseum campaign, 132t
Americans' reporting of, 155-156
from anorexia nervosa, 45-46
checklist for evaluating weight-loss products/services, 131f
cost of losing weight, 108-109
diet failure, reasons for, 128-130
education about, 50
low-calorie diets, 134-135
misconceptions about, 125
myths, 125-128
in overweight children/adolescents, 66
physical activity and, 89-91
recommendations for children/adolescents 2-20
years old, 66f
weight-loss schemes defraud consumers, 130, 132-134
See also Dietary treatment
Weight-loss creams/patches, 134
Weight-loss diets
fat free or reduced fat vs. regular, 87t
food exchange list, 85t
how they work, 78
low-calorie diets, 78-79
low calorie, lower fat alternatives, 86t
low calorie step 1 diet, 80t
low-carbohydrate diets, 79-81
low-fat diets, 81-82
low-fat vs. low-carbohydrate diets, 82-87
reduced calorie menus, sample, Asian American cuisine—reduced calorie, 83(t 5.7)
reduced calorie menus, sample, Lactoovo vegetarian cuisine, reduced calorie, 84 (t 5.9)
reduced calorie menus, sample, Mexican American cuisine—reduced calorie, 84 (t 5.8)
reduced calorie menus, sample, Southern cuisine-reduced calorie, 83(t 5.6)
reduced calorie menus, sample, traditional American cuisine—1,200 calories, 81t
reduced calorie menus, sample, traditional American cuisine—1,600 calories, 82t
Weight loss/gain
desire to lose weight, 160
percentage of people in each weight category who want to or are trying to lose weight, November 3-5, 2003, 161f
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 (t 11.7)
"Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Patient Management" (Chlebowski, Aiello and McTiernan), 39
Weight-loss products, 126
Weight-loss programs
cost of losing weight, 109
self-help vs. commercial programs, 97-98
"Weight Loss with Self-Help Compared with a Structured Commercial Program: A Randomized Trial" (Heshka et al.), 97-98
Weight management, 66f
"Weight-Related Behaviors among Adolescent Girls and Boys: Results from a National Survey" (Neumark-Sztainer and Hannan), 68-69
Weight Watchers
comparison with other diets, 85-87
decline in attendance, 109
establishment of, 72
self-help program vs., 97-98
"Weighty Perspectives: Contemporary Challenges in Obesity and Eating Disorders" (Yaeger), 125
Weiss, Michael, 144
Wells, Kenneth, 104
What to Watch in 2004 (Balzer), 143
White Americans
birth weight for, 2
birth weight, number/percent of births of low birth weight, by race, Hispanic origin of mother, and state or territory, 2002, 6t-7t
birth weight, rate of very low birth weight, low birth weight, and mean birth weight among singletons by race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1990-2002, 5t
death, leading causes of, number of deaths, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, 1980 and 2001, 27t-29t
eating disorders myth, 128
hypertension among persons 20 years of age and over, according to sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, 1988-94, 1999-2000, 33t-34t
infant, neonatal, postnatal mortality rates, according to detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983-2001, 22t-24t
obesity prevalence, age-adjusted, among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex, race/ethnicity, January-June 2003, 13f
overweight children/adolescents by, 55
overweight children/adolescents by sex and race-ethnic group, percentage of, 1988-94, 54, 54t
overweight/obesity prevalence and, 11
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)
size changes in, 159
WHO. See World Health Organization
"WHO Encourages Media to Put Obesity in Perspective" (Yach), 150-151
"Whopper of a Lawsuit: Fast-Food Chains Blamed for Obesity, Illnesses" (Sealey), 117
"Why Don't Low-Income Mothers Worry about Their Preschoolers Being Overweight?" (Anjali), 161
Why Have Americans Become More Obese? (Cutler, Glaeser and Shapiro), 13-14
"The Widening of America, or How Size 4 Became a Size 0" (Brody), 110
Willett, Walter, 140
Williams, Elliot, 73
Wilson, Carnie, 96
WIN. See Weight-control Information Network
Wing, Rena, 129
Women
anorexia nervosa and, 45-46
binge-eating disorders and, 44-45
birth weight and risk of breast cancer, 4-5
exercise, amount of, 168
gallbladder disease in, 38
hypertension in, 33
percentage of men/women in each weight category, November 3-5, 2003, 159 (f11.5)
physical activity study on, 91
reproductive health, 39-40, 41t
self-assessed weight, 156
self-assessed weight status, 157-158
self-reported weight status, 1994-96, 157 (t 11.4)
size changes in, 158-159
sleep apnea in, 39
survey results on those who eat fast food at least weekly, by age/gender, July 7-9, 2003, 165 (f11.10)
waist circumference measurement for, 9
weight-based discrimination, 118-119
weight survey respondents' awareness of health problems from overweight, by respondent class, 1994-96, 158 (f11.3)
weight survey respondents' opinion on importance of maintaining healthy 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
"Women Less Likely to Get Vigorous Exercise" (Blizzard), 168
Wootan, Margo, 59
Work
obese employees, cost of, 106-108
prevention programs at work site, 148-149
public opinion poll on hiring overweight people, July 7-9, 2003, 163 (t 11.12)
weight-based discrimination, 118-119
World Health Organization (WHO) Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases, 140, 141-142
media to combat obesity and, 150-151
plan to combat overweight/obesity, 111-113
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