The childhood obesity epidemic : why are our children obese--and what can we do about it? /

Child obesity is a serious condition that affects children around the world in growing numbers. With obesity comes an increased risk of other chronic diseases as well, making it even more important to understand and treat this condition from a variety of angles. This current volume seeks to understa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vash, Peter (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakville, ON : Apple Academic Press, [2015]
Temas:
Obesity in children.
Obesity in children > Prevention.
Obesity in children > Treatment.
Pediatric Obesity > prevention & control
Pediatric Obesity > therapy
Obésité chez l'enfant.
Obésité chez l'enfant > Traitement.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
MEDICAL > Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Obesity in children
Obesity in children > Prevention
Obesity in children > Treatment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Child obesity is a serious condition that affects children around the world in growing numbers. With obesity comes an increased risk of other chronic diseases as well, making it even more important to understand and treat this condition from a variety of angles. This current volume seeks to understand the phenomenon of child obesity and presents a range of viewpoints on its prevalence, causes, and treatments. The different sections contained within explore the following topics: The worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity and its growing effect on children The causes of childhood obesity and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498719896
1498719899
9780429174735
042917473X

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