Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking development--an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0309091969
ISBN13:9780309091961
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:National Academies Press
Length:434 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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Examines the modern crisis in children's health issues: childhood obesity
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Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health In The Balance examines the modern crisis in children's health issues: childhood obesity. Not only are the environmental, social, medical and historic factors influencing children's weight considered over the long term, but a prevention program identifies the best of short- and long-term interventions and how adults can guide kids away from common pitfalls. Recommendations range from mobilizing parents to making national health a priority overall.
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