Socioeconomic Status, Risk of Obesity, and the Importance of Albert J. Stunkard

Gregory Pavela; Dwight W Lewis; Julie Locher; David B Allison

doi:10.1007/s13679-015-0185-4

Socioeconomic Status, Risk of Obesity, and the Importance of Albert J. Stunkard

Curr Obes Rep. 2016 Mar;5(1):132-9. doi: 10.1007/s13679-015-0185-4.

Authors

Gregory Pavela¹, Dwight W Lewis², Julie Locher^{3

4}, David B Allison⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ryals Public Health Building Room 227K, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
² The University of Alabama School of Medicine (Tuscaloosa Regional Campus), 850 5th Ave East, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401, USA.
³ Section of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Departments of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South; CH19-Room 218F, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2041, USA.
⁴ Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South; CH19-Room 218F, Birmingham, AL, 35294-2041, USA.
⁵ Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ryals Public Health Building, Room 140J, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. Dallison@UAB.edu.

Abstract

Albert J. Stunkard's influential career in obesity research spanned over 50 years and included several landmark studies on social factors related to obesity. This review discusses the important contributions Stunkard made to research on the relationship between socioeconomic status socioeconomic status and obesity, extensions of his work, and reflects on Stunkard's role in the mentoring of succeeding generations of scientists.

Keywords: Obesity; Socioeconomic status; Stunkard.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Obesity* / epidemiology
Risk Factors
Social Class

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding