Understanding childhood obesity / J. Clinton Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Clint.

Series:

Understanding health and sickness series

Understanding Health & Sickness

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior therapy for children.

Children--Nutrition.

Children.

Obesity in children--Prevention.

Obesity in children.

Obesity in children--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 160 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Almost fourteen percent of American children over age six and twelve percent of adolescents are obese, more than double the rate of thirty years ago. Although there are countless diet and weight-loss books on the market, few of them explain in jargon-free terms the basic factors, the body processes that can lead to childhood obesity, and the research currently underway to combat this growing health risk. In Understanding Childhood Obesity , Dr. J. Clinton Smith has created a comprehensive guide covering nearly every field of obesity research.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Why Is Obesity an Important Health Problem in America?; 2. Who Is Obese, and How Do We Know?; 3. How Our Bodies Obtain Energy; 4. Obesity: A Disorder of Energy; 5. Some Factors That May Determine Obesity; 6. What Can Be Done to Prevent Childhood Obesity?; 7. If Prevention Doesn't Work; 8. The Great Beyond: New Frontiers in the Treatment of Obesity; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-82128-8

9786612821288

1-60473-702-6

0-585-20310-5

OCLC:

609863410