Our overweight children: what parents, schools, and communities can do to control the fatness epidemic
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1. Verfasser: Dalton, Sharron (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press c2004
Schriftenreihe:California studies in food and culture 13
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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
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