Childhood obesity : causes, consequences, and intervention approaches / edited by Michael I. Goran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goran, Michael I., editor.

CRCnetBASE.

Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity in children.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and continues to increase in prevalence in almost all countries in which it has been studied, including developed and developing countries around the globe. The causes of obesity are complex and multifactorial. Childhood obesity becomes a life-long problem in most cases and is associated with long-term chronic disease risk for a variety of diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as psychosocial as issues, and obesity seems to affect almost every organ system in the body. In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of this problem and in strategies for prevention and treatment in the pediatric years. This book presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multilevel causes throughout early life before adulthood and the implications for this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of strategies that have been used to address this issue from conventional clinical management to global policy strategies attempting to modify the global landscape of food, nutrition, and physical activity. Each chapter is written by a global authority in his or her respective field with a focus on reviewing the current status and recent developments. Features, Provides comprehensive and succinct summaries of a broad range of topics relevant to the rapidly changing field of childhood obesity. Offers comprehensive reviews on various nutritional factors related to pediatric obesity, such as meal timing, portion sizes, dietary sugars, eating behavior, and food rewards. Addresses multifaceted aspects of the causes and consequences of obesity. Provides information on numerous environmental factors, including obesogens, air pollution and lung function, social networks, built environment, and economic factors. Discusses health consequences of childhood obesity, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver, and cardiovascular effects. This book features information on contributing factors to obesity, including developmental origins, social/family, birth cohort studies, influence of ethnicity, and global perspectives. It takes a life-course approach to the subject matter and includes exhaustive treatment of contributing factors to childhood obesity, such as assessment, environmental factors, nutrition and dietary factors, host factors, interventions and treatment, consequences, and further action for future prevention. This broad range of topics relevant to the rapidly changing field of childhood obesity is suitable for students, health-care professionals, physicians, and researchers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I. Epidemiology of childhood obesity in different populations

Section II. Nutritional factors contributing to childhood obesity

Section III. Individual and environmental factors contributing to and/or associated with childhood obesity

Section IV. Behavioral and metabolic consequences of childhood obesity

Section V. Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity

Section VI. Public health and policy based interventions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Childhood obesity (Goran). Childhood obesity.

ISBN:

9781498720663

1498720668

OCLC:

960909645

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.