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Childhood obesity : causes, management and challenges / Callum G. Jackson, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Children's issues, laws and programs
- Standardized Title:
- Childhood obesity (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obesity in children.
- Children--Nutrition.
- Children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the causes, management and challenges in childhood obesity. Topics discussed include the genomics of childhood obesity and obesity-related disorders; the cardiometabolic impact of childhood obesity and the potential role of exercise; contributory influences promoting childhood adiposity in a Mediterranean island population; and an observation of obesity and mental health in the young.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 1-62618-875-0
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