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Book SynopsisChildhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and continues to increase in prevalence in almost all countries in which it has been studied, including developed and developing countries around the globe. The causes of obesity are complex and multi-factorial. Childhood obesity becomes a life-long problem in most cases and is associated with long term chronic disease risk for a variety of diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as psychosocial as issues and obesity seems to affect almost every organ system in the body.
In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of this problem and in strategies for prevention and treatment in the pediatric years. Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life before ad
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Goran presents readers with a collection of academic and research perspectives on the causes and consequences of childhood obesity as well as various intervention approaches.
Table of ContentsContributing Factors. Assessment. Environment. Nutrition. Host Factors. Interventions/Treatment. Consequences. Public Health and Policy Based Interventions.
