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Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence [Two Volumes]
H. Dele Davies, Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Volume 1
Medical, Biological, and Social Issues
H. Dele Davies, Volume Editor
Volume 2

Understanding Development and Prevention
Hiram E. Fitzgerald and Vasiliki Mousouli, Volume Editors

Forewords by Kimberlydawn Wisdom and Sheila Gahagan

Praeger Perspectives
Book Code: C9615
ISBN: 0-275-99615-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99615-4
676 pages, figures; tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2007
List Price: $200.00 (UK Sterling Price: £115.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
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, solutions, 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 physical 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
LC Card Number: 2007035295
LCC Class: RJ399
Dewey Class: 618
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