Nutrition, physical activity, and health in early life / Jana Pařízková.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pařízková, Jana

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Nutrition.

Children.

Child development.

Exercise for children--Health aspects.

Exercise for children.

Preschool children--Health and hygiene.

Preschool children.

Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.

Child.

Child Development.

children (people by age group).

Medical Subjects:

Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.

Child.

Child Development.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, ©2010.

Contents:

Introduction : first steps to optimal health and fitness throughout life

Theoretical considerations : what can we learn from the natural and experimental models?

Nutrition of pregnant mothers and their children in early life : human studies

Growth and somatic development of preschool children

Nutritional status and dietary intake in early life

Functional development and physical activity during early childhood

Influence of varying nutrition and environment on somatic development and physical fitness

Development of obesity and its influence on the functional capacity of children and youth

Influence of environmental factors

Influence of motor stimulation, physical education, and spontaneous physical activity

Criteria for the evaluation of morphological and functional development in preschool children : recommendations

Summary of experimental results

Perspectives : physical activity, early prevention of diseases, and development of positive health.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781420082319

1420082310

OCLC:

432240668