Obesigenic families: parents' physical activity and dietary intake patterns predict girls' risk of overweight.
Controlled study of critical parent and family factors in the
obesigenic environment.
Elder, "Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children's
obesigenic behaviors.
Robinson reported that "obesity in adults born in the 1980s shows positive cohort effects as well." This finding suggests that even if the
obesigenic environment stabilizes, obesity prevalence could continue to increase, particularly in the absence of widespread environmental change.
Reexamining
obesigenic families: Parents' obesity-related behaviors predict girls' change in BMI.
Recent research has demonstrated that sleep apnea, even in healthful weight people, is
obesigenic. Positive airway pressure can break the vicious obesity-sleep apnea cycle, in part by reducing food cravings.
Latino adolescents are likely to be influenced by the "
obesigenic" environment of the U.S., particularly the sedentary lifestyles; large portion sizes; heavy advertising of high-fat, energy-dense foods; and mass media (Gordon-Larsen, Harris, Ward, & Popkin, 2003).