Autore	Smith Clinton
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xii, 160 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	618.92/398 618.92398
Collana	Understanding Health & Sickness
Soggetto topico	Behavior therapy for children Children - Nutrition Obesity in children - Prevention Obesity in children - Psychological aspects
ISBN	1-282-82128-8 9786612821288 1-60473-702-6 0-585-20310-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 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; Notes; Glossary; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910778738803321

Autore	Backstrom Laura
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (159 pages)
Disciplina	618.92/398
Soggetto topico	Obesity in children - Psychological aspects Weight loss - Psychological aspects Body image in children
ISBN	0-8135-9915-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Embodied Inequality, Childhood Obesity, and the "Problem Child" -- 2. Studying Camp Odyssey -- 3. Learning Embodied Inequality through Social Comparisons -- 4. "It's Not a Fat Camp": The Decision to Attend Camp -- 5. "They Were Born Lucky": Weight Attribution among the Campers -- 6. Change Your Body, Change Yourself: Camp Resocialization -- 7. The Benefits of Weight Loss Camp . . . and the Dark Side -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910795326003321