141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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5040.0
Obesity (Chronic Disease Epidemiology)

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Members will obtain an understanding of how the individual environment as well as an individuals lifestyle choices can predispose someone to obesity. Additional community environment contextual factors that lead to obesity will be discussed.
Session Objectives: • Demonstrate the importance of examining the multidimensional representations of neighborhood built and social environments associated with obesity among smokers. Discuss the importance of individual lifestyle factors and the environment on obesity. Discuss the importance of individual lifestyle factors and the environment on obesity.
Moderator:
James Gurney, Ph.D.

8:30am
Introductory Remarks
8:35am
Obesity. where individual and environmental context converge   
Nico Rizzo, PhD, med Dr, M.Sc. and Samuel Soret, PhD, MPH
8:55am
Vegetarians have a lower risk of obesity than non-vegetarians in high and low obesity environments   
Nico Rizzo, PhD, med Dr, M.Sc. and Samuel Soret, PhD, MPH
9:15am
Concluding Remarks

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Epidemiology
Endorsed by: Food and Nutrition, Chiropractic Health Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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