Background Individual subjective well-being (SWB) is essential for creating and maintaining
healthy, productive societies. The literature on SWB is vast and dispersed across multiple …

This article reviews selected theoretical approaches explaining the social determinants of
obesity. The significance of this topic for medicine, public health, and other areas of obesity …

The most thorough major academic textbook available, this classic text presents the most
important research studies in the field. The author also integrates engaging first-person …

With increasing rates of obesity in the United States, attention to life chances and
psychological consequences associated with weight stigma and weight‐based …

The aims of this study were to examine (1) effects of nutritional guidance and physical
activity on dietary habits among overweight and obese after an intervention and one year …

India has one of the highest rates of underweight burden, with signs of rising obesity.
Coexistence of underweight and overweight persons is symptomatic of the “double burden …

Over the last 20 years the academic community has experienced a burgeoning interest in
the causes and correlates of subjective well-being. One of the most consistent findings has …

Sociologists have contributed greatly to our understanding of how systems of oppression
operate and work together to produce injustice. However, they have paid considerably less …

Children born to married parents have better health, behavioral, educational, and economic
outcomes than children of unmarried mothers. This association, known as the “marriage …

Objectives Evaluate the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and
health-related quality of life and degree of life satisfaction among older adults. Design and …