LEADER 04240oam 2200613I 450 001 9910800185703321 005 20230807205228.0 010 $a1-77463-378-7 010 $a0-429-17473-X 010 $a1-4987-1989-9 024 7 $a10.1201/b18225 035 $a(CKB)2670000000601157 035 $a(EBL)1809540 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001491539 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11841534 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001491539 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11496592 035 $a(PQKB)11502318 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1809540 035 $a(OCoLC)904755675 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000601157 100 $a20180331h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe childhood obesity epidemic $ewhy are our children obese-- and what can we do about it? /$fedited by Peter D. Vash, MD, MPH 210 1$aOakville, Ontario, Canada :$cApple Academic Press, Inc. ;$aBoca Raton, Florida :$cCRC Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-77188-102-X 311 $a1-336-19434-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Cover; CONTENTS; Acknowledgment and How to Cite; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Prevalence; 1. A Multilevel Approach to Estimating Small Area Childhood Obesity Prevalence at the Census Block-Group Level; 2. Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries; 3. Prevalence, Disparities, and Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Students in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, 2006-2010; Part II: What Makes Our Children Obese and Overweight? 327 $a4. Physical Activity, Screen Time and Obesity Status in a Nationally Representative Sample of Maltese Youth with International Comparisons5. Impulsivity, "Advergames," and Food Intake; 6. Assessing Causality in the Association between Child Adiposity and Physical Activity Levels: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis; 7. Associations Between Eating Frequency, Adiposity, Diet, and Activity in 9-10-Year-Old Healthy-Weight and Centrally Obese Children; 8. Role of Developmental Overnutrition in Pediatric Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Part III: What Can We Do to End the Epidemic? 327 $a9. Protecting Children from Harmful Food Marketing: Options for Local Government to Make a Difference10. Life Course Impact of School-Based Promotion of Healthy Eating and Active Living to Prevent Childhood Obesity; 11. Modeling Social Transmission Dynamics of Unhealthy Behaviors for Evaluating Prevention and Treatment Interventions on Childhood Obesity; 12. Effects of an Intervention Aimed at Reducing the Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Primary School Children: A Controlled Trial 327 $a13. Listening to the Experts: Is There a Place for Food Taxation in the Fight Against Obesity in Early Childhood?14. The Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a School-Based Comprehensive Intervention Study on Childhood Obesity in China; Author Notes 330 $aChild 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 606 $aObesity in children 606 $aObesity in children$xPrevention 606 $aObesity in children$xTreatment 615 0$aObesity in children. 615 0$aObesity in children$xPrevention. 615 0$aObesity in children$xTreatment. 676 $a618.92/398 702 $aVash$b Peter 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800185703321 996 $aThe childhood obesity epidemic$93874648 997 $aUNINA