Hazardous waist : tackling male weight problems / edited by Alan White and Maggie Pettifer ; forewords by Peter Baker and Michael Kimmel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Alan (Alan K.)

Pettifer, Maggie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity in men.

Obesity--Treatment.

Obesity.

Obesity--therapy.

Body Image.

Health Promotion.

Men's Health.

Obesity--complications.

Social Environment.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--therapy.

Body Image.

Health Promotion.

Men's Health.

Obesity--complications.

Social Environment.

Physical Description:

xvii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Radcliffe Pub., [2007]

Summary:

Male weight problems are a serious public health issue and can lead to hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes and cancer. If current trends continue, the prospect of the majority of men becoming overweight is a very real one, and urgent action is imperative. The middle-aged spread that most men 'expect' to develop as they enter their thirties and forties is now occurring much earlier with boys and young men developing life-limiting weight problems.

This multidisciplinary guide provides a gender-sensitive approach to weight issues. Men need to be targeted specifically and in a male-focused manner, in order to overcome the multitude of contributing factors in their weight gain: social influences, dietary restrictions, education, cultural expectations, psychological considerations and exercise regime.

This book takes a balanced approach, offering practical guidance as well as evidence-based research, academic perspectives and personal experiences. The advice is easy to implement and has been proven in real-life settings.

All healthcare professionals, nutritionists and dieticians will find the assistance invaluable. It is also highly recommended for psychologists, counsellors and therapists, particularly those working with men. Healthcare policy makers and shapers too, will find much of interest.

'A definitive and seminal book that will change the way male weight problems are tackled in the UK and beyond.' Peter Baker, in his Foreword

Contents:

Part 1 The Challenge of Male Weight Problems 1

1 The research base for male obesity: what do we know? / David Wilkins 3

2 The causes of male obesity and associated health problems / David Haslam 12

3 Male obesity: policy and context / Alan White 22

4 Using body image to help men manage weight problems / Ewan Gillon, Kerri McPherson 36

5 Men, obesity and the media / Claire Mac Evilly 48

6 Men, masculinities and health / Brendan Gough 55

Part 2 Tackling Male Weight Problems 65

7 Managing male obesity in primary care / Caroline Gunnell 67

8 Working with men in groups - experience from a weight management programme in Scotland / Jim Leishman 75

9 Weight management in men - community pharmacy approaches / Kurt Ramsden, Julie Hunter 87

10 Commercial slimming groups in the management of weight problems in men / Amanda Avery 92

11 Tackling weight problems in men in the workplace / Steve Deacon 103

12 Weight problems in boys and young men / Paul Gately, Duncan Radley 112

13 Tackling weight problems in older men / Kate Davidson 125

14 Fit for inclusion: working with overweight and obese men with disabilities / Sue Catton 135

15 Promoting exercise to men / Jim McKenna 150

16 Counselling the man beyond the weight problem / Richard Bryant-Jefferies 159

17 Communicating the risks of obesity to South Asian men / Jenne Dixit 166

18 Weight management in men with mental health problems / Alison Sullivan 173

19 Working with men via the internet / Jim Pollard 186

20 Innovation in obesity services for men / Jane DeVille-Almond 198

21 The Australian experience / Garry Egger 205

Afterword: The way forward / David Wilkins 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781846191039

1846191033

OCLC:

154760913