Obesity in youth : causes, consequences, and cures / edited by Leslie J. Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heinberg, Leslie J.

Thompson, J. Kevin.

American Psychological Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity in adolescence--United States.

Obesity in adolescence.

Obesity--prevention & control.

United States.

Obesity--psychology.

Adolescent.

Child.

Medical Subjects:

Obesity--prevention & control.

United States.

Obesity--psychology.

Adolescent.

Child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2009.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Rates of obesity in youth have tripled in the past 20 years. Today it is estimated that more than 20% of American children and adolescents are overweight. This emerging epidemic has stimulated a great deal of new research into the formative influences and the interpersonal, social, and psychological effects of obesity on children. In this thorough and incisive book, editors Leslie J. Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson have gathered an august group of researchers to describe these trends and to discuss their implications for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of obesity in youth. The book opens by acquainting readers with key genetic influences and dietary patterns. Later chapters on treatment and prevention are written from medical and public health perspectives, but contributors focus primarily on psychological aspects of obesity such as teasing, body image, and comorbidity with mental disorders as well as the psychosocial consequences for children, families, and the larger society. This wide-ranging volume will be of great use for public and mental health professionals as well as academics and researchers who seek a fuller understanding of the fight against childhood obesity"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Biological and genetic influences / Nathan Markward, Martha Markward, Catherine Peterson

Early physical activity, sedentary behavior, and dietary patterns / James F. Sallis, Dori Rosenberg, Jacqueline Kerr

Social and interpersonal influences : family, peers, society / Alison E. Field, Nicole R. Kitos

Psychosocial consequences of obesity and weight bias : implications for interventions / Jess Haines, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

Body image in pediatric obesity / Sylvia Herbozo, J. Kevin Thompson

Psychological comorbidy and childhood overweight / Ringham, R., Levine, M.L. and Marcus

Assessment of overweight children and adolescents / Lindsay Varkula, Leslie J. Heinberg

Intervention : strategies designed to affect activity level, intake patterns, and behavior / Myles S. Faith, Brian H. Wrotniak

Prevention : changing children's diet and physical activity patterns via schools, families, and the environment / Russell Jago ... [and others]

Future directions in pediatric obesity / Leslie J. Heinberg, J. Kevin Thompson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2010 dcunns

ISBN:

9781433804274

1433804271

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.