Introduction / Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmarzyk
The Physical Activity and Exercise Continuum / Darren Warburton
Assessing the Level of Sedentarism / Mark S. Tremblay
Assessing the Level of Physical Activity in Adults / Barbara E. Ainsworth
Assessing the Level of Physical Activity in Children / Russell P. Pate
Evaluation of the Overweight Patient / George A. Bray
Assessment of Obesity in Children / John H. Himes
Limitations of Self-Report in Physical Activity and Obesity Research / Richard P. Troiano
Global Prevalence of Adult Physical Inactivity / Wendy J. Brown
The Prevalence of Childrens Physical Activity / Chris Riddoch
Global Prevalence of Adult Obesity / W. Philip T. James
The Economic Cost of Obesity / Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Global Prevalence of Childhood Obesity / Tim Lobstein
The Economic Cost of Physical Inactivity / Ian Janssen
The Cost-Benefit Relationship of Physical Activity Interventions for Obesity / Larissa Roux
Biological Regulation of Physical Activity Level / Catherine M. Kotz
Genetics and Physical Activity Level / Tuomo Rankinen
Epigenetic or Programming Effects of Physical Activity Level / Mark H. Vickers
Socioeconomic Position and Physical Activity Levels / Lise Gauvin
U.S. Ethnic Differences in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior / Robert L. Newton, Jr.
Psychological Factors and Physical Activity Level / Rod K. Dishman
Effects of the Built Environment on Physical Activity Level / James F. Sallis
Sedentary Time and the Risk of Obesity in Adults / John M. Jakicic
Physical Activity Level and the Risk of Obesity in Children / Margarita S. Treuth
Childhood and Adolescent Physical Activity and Risk of Adult Obesity / Robert M. Malina
Childhood Obesity and the Risk of Adult Obesity / Francois Trudeau
Physical Activity and Risk of Obesity in Older Adults / Wendy M. Kohrt
Physical Fitness and Risk of Obesity / Steven N. Blair
The Interaction of Diet and Physical Activity on Obesity / Tom Baranowski
Physical Activity Level and Resting Metabolic Rate / Angelo Tremblay
Physical Activity and Thermic Effect of Food / Yves Schultz
Physical Activity and Substrate Oxidation / Steven R. Smith
Physical Activity and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity / Ian A. Macdonald
Physical Activity Level and Adipose Tissue Biology / Isabelle de Glisezinski
Physical Activity and Leptin Biology / David J. Dyck
Physical Activity Level and Hypothalamic Peptides / Christopher D. Morrison
Physical Activity Level and Gut Peptides / Stephen C. Woods
Physical Activity Level and Thyroid Hormones / Anthony C. Hackney
Physical Activity Level and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis / Denis Richard
Physical Activity Level and Skeletal Muscle Biology / David A. Hood
Postexercise Energy Expenditure / Elisabet Borsheim
Genetics of Obesity / Ruth J.F. Loos
Epigenetic Effects on Obesity / Peter W. Nathanielsz
Physical Activity Level, Sleep, and Obesity / Shawn D. Youngstedt
Physical Activity Level and Occupational work / David R. Bassett, Jr.
Physical Activity Level and Mode of Transportation / Catrine Tudor-Locke
Effects of the Built Environment on Obesity / Neville Owen
Socioeconomic Status and Obesity / Youfa Wang
Physical Activity Level and Dietary Intake / Conrad P. Earnest
Physical Activity in the Prevention of Weight Gain / Mikael Fogelholm
Physical Activity for Weight Loss / Robert Ross
Weight Loss Induced by Physical Activity Versus Diet / Joseph E. Donnelly
Role of Physical Activity in Pharmacological Weight Loss / Frank L. Greenway
Role of Physical Activity in Surgical Weight Loss / Paul E. OBrien
Physical Activity and Depot-Specific Fat Loss / Victor Katch
Physical Activity, Visceral Fat, and Ectopic Fat Deposition / Bret Goodpaster
Physical Activity, Weight Loss, and Maintenance of Lean Mass / Steven B. Heymsfield
Physical Activity for Weight Loss Maintenance / Rena R. Wing
Physical Activity and Weight Control During Pregnancy / Michelle F. Mottola
Physical Activity and Postpartum Weight Loss / Cheryl Lovelady
Physical Activity and Birth Weight / Johan G. Eriksson
Physical Activity and Body Composition in Children / Bernard Gutin
Physical Activity and Mortality Rates in Obesity / Kevin R. Fontaine
Physical Activity and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Obesity / Markku Laakso
Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes in Obesity / Edward S. Horton
Physical Activity and Hypertension in Obesity / James M. Hagberg
Physical Activity and Heart Disease in Obesity / Timothy Church
Physical Activity and Stroke in Obesity / Janice Eng
Physical Activity and Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity / Christopher A. DeSouza
Physical Activity and Inflammation in Obesity / Mark Hamer
Physical Activity and Depression in Obesity / Adrian H. Taylor
Physical Activity and Breast Cancer in Obesity / Kerry S. Courneya
Physical Activity and Colon Cancer in Obesity / I-Min Lee
Physical Activity and Other Cancers in Obesity / Roy J. Shepherd
Physical Activity, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome / Mercedes R. Carnethon
Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Obesity / Jennifer M. Hootman
Physical Activity and Risk of Falls in Obese Adults / Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Adverse Events From Physical Activity in Obese Persons / Kenneth E. Powell
Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile in Obese Children / Lars Bo Andersen
Physical, Activity and Risk of Diabetes in Obese Children / Louise A. Baur
Global Policy Initiatives Related to Physical Activity and Obesity / Timothy Armstrong
The Role of Government in the Promotion of Physical Activity / Art Salmon
Community-Based Physical Activity Programs to Address Obesity / W. Kerry Mummery
School-Based Physical Activity Programs to Address Obesity / Chantal Simon
The Role of Industry in the Promotion of Physical Activity / John C. Peters
Mass Media Approaches to Addressing Physical Inactivity and Obesity / Adrian Bauman
Future Directions in Physical Activity and Obesity Research / Peter T. Katzmarzyk and Claude Bouchard.