Obesity in childhood & adolacs medical biological & social issues/ H. Dele Davies; Hiram. E Fitzgerald; Kami J. Silk
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TextPublication details: London: Praeger, 2008Description: 312 p. 2 volISBN: 9781440858543Subject(s): Obesity in children -- United States. Obesity in adolescence -- United States. Overweight children -- PsychologyDDC classification: 150 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Central Library, Sikkim University Reference | Reference Collection | 150 DAV/O (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | P09538 |
volume 1. Causes, family influences, and social inequalities --
pt.1. Origins and prevalence of obesity; Chapter 1. Epidemiology of childhood obesity / Megan E. Rose, Jinyu Xu, and Ihuoma U. Eneli ; Chapter 2. Causes of childhood obesity / Ghada A. Soliman and Terry T-K Huang --
pt.2 Parent and family influences and risk for obesity ; Chapter 3. Risk factors for obesity in human infancy / John Worobey ; Chapter 4. Contribution of nutrition to pediatric obesity, nutrition assessment, and effective interventions / Corrine Hanson, Danae Dinkel, Megan Timmerman, Kailey E. Snyder, and Nina C. Øverby ; Chapter 5. Parents as the primary target audience for healthy eating among young children / Kami J. Silk, Mildred A. Horodynski, Molly Carmody, Brandon D. H. Thomas, and Mackenzie L. Shattuck ; Chapter 6. Families and obesity: a family process approach to obesity in adolescents / Matthew Thorpe--
pt.3. Social, racial and ethnic diversity ; Chapter 7. Social inequalities in childhood obesity: trends, determinants, and interventions / LaKaija J. Johnson, Gwenndolyn C. Porter, and Paul A. Estabrooks ; Chapter 8. Preventing childhood obesity in American Indian and Alaska native communities / Paul Spicer and Kelly Roberta Moore ; Chapter 9. Pediatric obesity risk factors among African American youth / Bettina M. Beech, Marino A. Bruce, and Roland J. Thorpe ; Chapter 10. Obesity among Latina/o children and adolescents / Jean Kayitsinga and Rubén O. Martinez. volume 2. Social influences and prevention efforts --
pt.1. Ethics of research, intervention, and policy ; Chapter 1. Ethical considerations related to obesity intervention / Leonard M. Fleck --
pt.2. Public perceptions and social media influences ; Chapter 2. Media's role in the obesity epidemic: challenges and opportunities / Shelly Campo and Teresa Mastin ; Chapter 3. Public opinion and obesity: cultural influences on public perceptions of obesity / Toby Ten Eyck--
pt.3. Societal influences on risk for obesity ; Chapter 4. Obesity and school achievement in children and youth / Sara Gable ; Chapter 5. Video games and childhood obesity / Changmin Yan and Adam Wagler --
pt.4. Treating and preventing childhood and adolescent obesity ; Chapter 6. Complications and management of the overweight child / Liset Estanislao and Ihuoma U. Eneli ; Chapter 7. The role of physical activity in obesity prevention / James M. Pivarnik and Jeanette M. Ricci ; Chapter 8. Building cities to promote physical activity: considering class, race, travel and obesity / Igor Vojnovic, Zeenat Kotval-Karamchandani, Jieun Lee, Jeanette Eckert, Xiaomeng Li, and Jiang Chang ; Chapter 9. Surgical treatment of obesity / Corrigan L. McBride, Dietric L. Hennings, and Tiffany N. Tanner.
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