Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-141) and index.
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Understanding Childhood Obesity: -- Overview of childhood obesity / Tish Davidson and Margaret Alic -- Childhood obesity is a global health concern / Peter Miskin -- Health risks of childhood obesity / Susan Levine and Rob Stein -- Obese children risk shorter life expectancy / Roni Caryn Rabin -- Healthy environments can reduce childhood obesity / National Institutes of Health -- Controversies Surrounding Childhood Obesity: -- Genes contribute to childhood obesity / Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Stress contributes to childhood obesity / Rick Nauert -- National let's move! Campaign can help reduce childhood obesity / Michelle Obama -- Let's move! Campaign is an ill-conceived attempt to address an imaginary epidemic / Paul Campos -- Child health campaigns that focus on fat are hate messages / Marilyn Wann -- State intervention in life-threatening childhood obesity is warranted / Esther J Cepeda -- State intervention in childhood obesity would be harmful / American Society of Bariatric Physicians -- Bariatric surgery for children is worrison /Sandy Szwarc -- Personal Experiences With Childhood Obesity: -- Pain of being the fat girl / Rebecca Golden -- Parents should not be blamed for their children's obesity / Stacey R Hall -- Changing perceptions of obesity-recollections of a pediatrician / Louise A Baur -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading -- Index.
Summary:
Covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances for childhood obesity.
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