Coming to terms -- Gauging obesity's toll -- Family matters -- At home -- Beyond the home -- Nurturing healthy and active lifestyles -- Reaching and keeping a healthy weight -- Slowing the vicious cycle of fat discrimination -- Mobilizing to help our overweight children.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The United States is facing a health crisis of epidemic proportions: children are gaining weight younger and faster than ever before. With the prospect of becoming the most obese generation of adults in history, they are already turning up with an alarming assortment of "grown-up" maladies, from type 2 diabetes to high blood pressure. This book takes a clear-eyed look at what's behind the statistics and diagnoses, and what can be done about the major health crisis among American children. Sharron Dalton begins with the basics: what obesity is, what causes it, and why it matters. Integrating in.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/cttt2b8p
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Our overweight children.
International Standard Book Number
0520225740
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Obesity in children-- United States.
Overweight children-- United States.
Child.
Child.
Obesity-- prevention & control.
Crianças-- Estados unidos.
Enfants obèses-- États-Unis.
Fettsucht
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Children's Health.
Kind
MEDICAL-- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL-- Pediatrics.
Obesidade (prevenção e controle)-- Estados unidos.