Understanding Childhood Obesity /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, J. Clinton, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1999.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Obesity in children > Psychological aspects.
Obesity in children > Prevention.
Children > Nutrition.
Behavior therapy for children.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
children (people by age group)
Enfants.
Obesite.
Therapie de comportement pour enfants.
Enfants > Alimentation.
Obesite chez l'enfant > Aspect psychologique.
Child
Nutrition
Behavior Therapy
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Adolescent
Obesity
Children.
Obesity.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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