Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence [Two Volumes]
Series: Child Psychology and Mental Health
H. Dele Davies and Hiram E. Fitzgerald, editors
0-275-99615-8/978-0-275-99615-4
Description
Obesity has become the number one health threat to Americans, but the incidence is most tragic for our children and teenagers. Nearly 1 in every 7 boys and girls is obese and far more are overweight. Most developed countries including the United Kingdom and Canada are seeing similar rates. In these volumes, a cross-disciplinary team of experts presents what we know and are learning about the causes of youth obesity, its affects, solutionfs, and future prevention. Contributors focus on the newest research from fields including pediatrics, genetics, nursing, nutritional science, surgery, psychology, advertising, geography, and landscape architecture. Obesity among our young has grown to epidemic proportions and sets our young up for a lifetime of phusical illness including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, as well as psychological disorders from anxiety to depression and chronic stress. Yet the causes and solutions are not as easy to understand and address as we might think.Topics addressed in these volumes include obesity from infancy across the life span, how the brain is affected by obesity, medical outcomes, medication and obesity, nutrition and the affect of supersized foods, the role of the media and built environments. Social disparities, family obesity, the role of television and video games, effective weight-loss programs, bariatric surgery, and ethical issues are also among chapter topics.
Reviews:
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"Edited by Davies and Fitzgerald (both, Michigan State Univ.), this first edition, research-rich set offers a thorough overview of the medical, biological, and social issues surrounding childhood obesity (volume 1), and development and prevention issues (volume 2). . . . A well-written, well-researched text. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, faculty/researchers, practitioners/professionals, and policy makers who work in the area of childhood obesity."
—Choice
About the Author
H. Dele Davies
is Professor and Chairperson of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. He is also Chairman of the university's 45-member Obesity Research Council. He is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research and also Founder and Advisor to The Children's Initiative, a group studying children's health across topics. Davies is a reviewer for the
New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, The Lancet
and the
Journal of the American Medical Association
.
Hiram E. Fitzgerald
is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. He is also Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, and Executive Director for the World Association for Infant Mental Health. Fitzgerald is also Series Editor for the Praeger series
Child Psychology and Mental Health
.
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