Symposia Details
Physical Activity in Obesity Management and Prevention
A symposium at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 17, 2005)
Chair: Willem van Mechelen, MD, PhD, FACSM
Professor, Social Medicine
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Global measurement and surveillance of physical activity – its relevance for obesity prevention.
Adrian Bauman, PhD
Center for Physical Activity and Health
School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Assessment of physical activity in obese subjects
Jean-Michel Oppert, PhD
Professor of Nutrition, University Pierre-et-Marie Curie
Paris VI, Pitié-Salpêtrière Medical School
Paris, France
Possible approaches to promoting physical activity: the IOTF approach
W. Philip T James, CBE, MD, DSc. Hon.
Professor of Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Chairman, International Obesity Task Force
and
Neville Rigby
Director of Policy and Public Affairs, International Obesity Task Force
Can we affect physical activity behaviour of children?
Willem van Mechelen, MD, PhD, FACSM
Professor, Social Medicine
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Physical Activity for Prevention of Weight Gain and Maintenance of Weight Loss
A symposium at the First International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health Atlanta, USA (April 20, 2006)
Introduction
Estelle (Vicki) Lambert, PhD
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Department of Human Biology
University of Cape Town
Newlands, South Africa
How much physical activity is required to prevent weight gain: What is the evidence?
Steven N. Blair, PED
The Cooper Institute
Dallas, TX, USA
How much physical activity is required for weight loss and maintenance: What is the evidence?
Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM
School of Kinesiology & Health Studies
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON, Canada
Translating evidence: Physical activity for weight loss and weight maintenance public health strategies
Adrian Bauman, PhD
Center for Physical Activity and Health
School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Translating evidence: Physical activity for weight loss and weight maintenance for individuals and practitioners
Nanette Mutrie, PhD
Department of Sport, Culture and the Arts
Strathclyde University (Jordanhill Campus)
Glasgow, Scotland
Longitudinal Epidemiological Data on Physical Activity, Obesity and Health
A symposium at the Physical Activity and Obesity Satellite (Brisbane) Associated with the 10th International Congress on Obesity, Sydney, Australia (Sept 1, 2006)
Chair: Steven N. Blair, PED
The Cooper Institute
Dallas, TX, USA
Data from Canada and Europe
Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM
School of Kinesiology & Health Studies
Queen’s University at Kingston
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Data from USA
Steven N. Blair, PED,
The Cooper Institute
Dallas, TX, USA
Data from Australia
Wendy Brown, PhD, FASMF
Professor of Physical Activity and Health
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
What public health strategies do these data suggest?
Stephan Rössner, MD
Director, Obesity Unit
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
Contemporary Issues in Physical Activity, Obesity and Public Health
A symposium at the Physical Activity and Obesity Satellite (Brisbane) Associated with the 10th International Congress on Obesity, Sydney, Australia (Sept 1, 2006)
Chair, Part I: Adrian Bauman, PhD
Center for Physical Activity and Health
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Economic aspects of physical activity and obesity.
Larissa Roux, MD
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
And Centres for Disease Control
Environments, physical activity and obesity.
Neville Owen, PhD
Director, Cancer Prevention Research Centre
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
A national physical activity promotion strategy -- America on the Move.
James O. Hill, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado at Denver
Advocacy for physical activity – an Australian Perspective
Trevor Shilton, MHP
Director of Cardiovascular Health, National Heart Foundation of Australia
Chair, Part II: Wendy Brown, PhD, FASMF
Professor of Physical Activity and Health
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Measuring and monitoring physical activity
Estelle (Vicki) Lambert, PhD
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Newlands, South Africa
WHO global strategy on physical activity
Dr Timothy Armstrong
Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Policy directions and mixed messages
Adrian Bauman, PhD
Center for Physical Activity and Health; School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
IOTF & PATF Summary & Conclusions
Steven N. Blair, PED; The Cooper Institute; Dallas, TX, USA
The Role of Physical Activity in Attenuating Health Risk Associated with Obesity
A symposium at the Second International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health: Amsterdam, the Netherlands (April 13-16, 2008)
Introduction
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD
Chair of IASO Physical Activity Task Force
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
The Health Care Costs Associated with Physical Inactivity: Interactions with Obesity
Wendy Brown, PhD
School of Human Movement Studies
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
Physical Activity, Fitness and Metabolic Risk in the Obese State
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
The Role of Genetics in Explaining Variation in Physical Activity Levels in Obese Individuals
Tuomo Rankinen, PhD
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Facilitated Discussion
Willem van Mechelen, MD, PhD
Department of Public and Occupational Health
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Physical Activity and the Epidemiological Transition
A symposium at the 55th Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM): Indianapolis, IN, USA (May 28-31, 2008)
Chair: Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
The Physical Activity Transition: A New Paradigm
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, PhD, FACSM
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Physical activity and Body Size in Modern Humans and Early Hominids: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Nutrition and Health
William R. Leonard, PhD
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA
Trends in Physical Activity and Inactivity within the Context of Contemporary Society: Estimating the Public Health Burden
Steven N. Blair, PED, FACSM
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC, USA
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