Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence [Two Volumes]

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H. Dele Davies and Hiram E. Fitzgerald, editors

ISBN: 0-275-99615-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99615-4

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676 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 12/30/2007

List Price: $200.00 (UK Sterling Price: £137.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Child Psychology and Mental Health

Reviews:

"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 December 2008

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.

Table of Contents:

Volume 1 Medical, Biological, and Social Issues
H. Dele Davies, Volume Editor
Series Foreword
Foreword by Kimberlydawn Wisdom
Foreword:Special Commentary on Childhood Obesity by Sheila Gahagan
Preface
PART I:OVERVIEW OF OBESITY
Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity by Ihuoma Eneli and H. Dele Davies
Causes of Childhood Obesity George A. Bray
PART II: CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES
Social Inequalities in Childhood Obesity by Sharon Z. Simonton
Built Environments: Planning Cities to Encourage Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents by Igor Vojnovic, Shannon Marie Smith, Zeenat Kotval, and Jieun Lee
The Simple Act of Walking to School: A Historical Overview of Contemporary Issues Affecting Childhood Obesity, School Placement, and Active Transport by Joanne M. Westphal and Sheetal Patil
PART III: THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION
You Are What You Consume: The Role of Media in Obesity by Teresa Mastin, Shelly Campo, and Natoshia M. Askelson
Public Opinion and Obesity: A Different Look at a Modern-Day Epidemi by Toby A. Ten Eyck
PART IV: NUTRITION AND OUTCOMES
Nutrition and Obesity by Sharon L. Hoerr, Megumi Murashima, and Debra R. Keast
Medical and Psychological Complications of Obesity by Monica Martin Goble
PART V: UNDERSTANDING OBESITY
THROUGH IMAGING
The Neuroimaging of Obesity by Laura L. Symonds and Nakia S. Gordon

Volume 2 Understanding Development and Prevention
Series Foreword
Foreword by Kimberlydawn Wisdom
Foreword: Special Commentary on Childhood Obesity by Sheila Gahagani
Preface
PART I: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
Risk Factors for Obesity in Early Human Development by John Worobey
The Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Prevention by James M. Pivarnik
Childhood Overweight and Academic Achievement by Sara Gable, Jennifer L. Krull, and Arathi Srikanta
Adiposity and Internalizing Problems: Infancy to Middle Childhood by Robert H. Bradley, Renate Houts, Phillip R. Nader,Marion O'Brien, Jay Belsky, and Robert Crosnoe
Food Marketing Goes Online: A Content Analysis of
Web Sites for Children by Elizabeth S. Moore
Families and Obesity: A Family Process Approach to Obesity in Adolescents by Matthew P.Thorpe and Randal D. Day
PART II: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND
ETHNIC VARIATION
Responding to the Epidemic of American Indian and Alaska Native Childhood Obesity by Paul Spicer and Kelly Moore
Obesity in African Americans and Latino Americans by Helen D. Pratt, Manmohan Kamboj, and Robin Joseph
PART III: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
Managing the Overweight Child by Ihuoma Eneli and Karah Daniels Mantinan
Parents as the Primary Target for Healthy Eating among Young Children by Mildred A. Horodynski, Kami J. Silk, and Michelle Henry
Surgical Treatment of Obesity by Jeff M. Gauvin
Ethical Considerations Related to Obesity Intervention by Leonard M. Fleck and Karen A. Petersmarck

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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