The Epidemiology of Obesity: An Energy Balance Perspective
This course is a survey course designed to expose MPH and other interested inter-professional students, e.g., nursing and dietetic students, to the multiple domains of the worldwide obesity epidemic. The course will explore determinants, outcomes and public health policy associated with obesity from the perspective of energy balance, i.e., that ultimately all determinants and outcomes of obesity.
Prerequisites: MPBH 403 or department consent.
Outcomes: Describe the concept of energy balance and how it is related to the development, treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity;
Explain the scope and historical trends of obesity prevalence among children and adults in both the industrialized and developing worlds.
Prerequisites: MPBH 403 or department consent.
Outcomes: Describe the concept of energy balance and how it is related to the development, treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity;
Explain the scope and historical trends of obesity prevalence among children and adults in both the industrialized and developing worlds.