“It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity

The insurance hypothesis does not address important factors known to contribute to obesity levels in all persons, not just adult women in the industrialized world. These include psychological determinants of eating behaviours, the decline in physical activity leading to a negative energy balance, th...

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Main Authors: Mullan, Barbara, Ntoumanis, Nikos, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Lipp, Ottmar
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57079
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author Mullan, Barbara
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Lipp, Ottmar
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description The insurance hypothesis does not address important factors known to contribute to obesity levels in all persons, not just adult women in the industrialized world. These include psychological determinants of eating behaviours, the decline in physical activity leading to a negative energy balance, the dense built environment, pervasive food marketing, and the increased availability of energy-dense, nutrient-poor food.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-570792020-07-23T08:00:50Z “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity Mullan, Barbara Ntoumanis, Nikos Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Lipp, Ottmar The insurance hypothesis does not address important factors known to contribute to obesity levels in all persons, not just adult women in the industrialized world. These include psychological determinants of eating behaviours, the decline in physical activity leading to a negative energy balance, the dense built environment, pervasive food marketing, and the increased availability of energy-dense, nutrient-poor food. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57079 10.1017/S0140525X16001497 Cambridge University Press restricted
spellingShingle Mullan, Barbara
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Lipp, Ottmar
“It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title_full “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title_fullStr “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title_full_unstemmed “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title_short “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity
title_sort “it's a bit more complicated than that”: a broader perspective on determinants of obesity
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57079