Childhood obesity : risk factors, health effects, and prevention / Carol M. Segel, editor.
| Other author | Segel, Carol M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Nova Science, ©2011. |
| Description | xi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Public health in the 21st century Metabolic diseases - laboratory and clinical research series Public health in the 21st century series. ^A1061175 Metabolic diseases--laboratory and clinical research series. ^A1060814 |
| Contents | The importance of physical activity in a lofty pediatric obesity context / Benjamin C. Guinhouya -- Contribution of physiological and psychosocial risk factors combined with sedentary lifestyles to overweight and obesity : prospects for prevention / Pouran D. Faghri, Cynthia H. Adams -- The prevalence of overweight and obesity and related metabolic abnormalities among children and adolescents in China / Zhijie Yu, Gang Hu, Xilin Yang -- Ethnic differences in pediatric obesity and the metabolic syndrome / Zeena Salman, Mark D. DeBoer -- Migrant status -- an important risk factor for developing obesity during childhood / Sylvia Kirchengast -- Promotion of healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity in school children / Elena Centis, Rebecca Marzocchi, Giulio Marchesini -- Using real-time data capture methods to investigate children's physical activity and eating behaviors / Genevieve Fridlund Dunton -- Effects of schoolyard's attributes on childhood obesity / Isabel Mourão-Carvalhal, Eduarda Coelho -- A gender-structured random model for understanding adulthood obesity / Francisco-J. Santonja, Rafael J. Villanueva, Lucas J'odar -- Does this study inform policy? Examination of leading childhood obesity journals' instructions to authors regarding policy-related research and implications / Sheila Fleischhacker ... [et al.] -- Nutrition education in school-based childhood and adolescent obesity prevention programs / Melinda J. Ickes, Manoj Sharma -- Child obesity in global perspective emergent risks related to social status, urbanism, and poverty / Alexandra Brewis, Mary C. Meyer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010036033 |
| ISBN | 9781617619823 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1617619825 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | RJ399.C6 C483 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |