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Childhood obesity : prevention and treatment / Jana Pařízková and Andrew P. Hills.
Holman Biotech Commons RJ399.C6 P37 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pařízková, Jana.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity in children.
- Obesity.
- Child.
- Child Nutrition.
- Medical Subjects:
- Obesity.
- Child.
- Child Nutrition.
- Physical Description:
- 522 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment, Second Edition summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on obesity in children. This edition focuses on the developmental aspects of obesity, especially on the influences and factors predisposing individuals to obesity from early periods of life. This new body of knowledge stems from both basic research and recent epidemiological and clinical studies. All chapters are updated and special attention is given to the prevention of obesity in the context of developmental physiology, lifestyle modification, and dietary and physical activity approaches.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-501) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0849322537
- OCLC:
- 56065028
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