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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136145203321

Titolo

Childhood obesity : causes, consequences, and intervention approaches / / edited by Michael I. Goran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-315-35380-6

1-315-37095-6

1-4987-2066-8

9781498720663

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (525 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

618.92/398

Soggetti

Obesity in children

ebook

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section I. Epidemiology of childhood obesity in different populations -- Section II. Nutritional factors contributing to childhood obesity -- Section III. Individual and environmental factors contributing to and/or associated with childhood obesity -- Section IV. Behavioral and metabolic consequences of childhood obesity -- Section V. Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity -- Section VI. Public health and policy based interventions.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of childhood obesity and in strategies for prevention and treatment. This book presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life and the implications of this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of strategies that have been used to address this issue from conventional clinical management to global policy strategies attempting to modify the global landscape of food, nutrition, and physical activity. Each chapter is written by a global authority in his or her respective field with a focus on reviewing the current status and recent developments.