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Our overweight children [electronic resource] : what parents, schools, and communities can do to control the fatness epidemic / Sharron Dalton.

By: Dalton, Sharron.
Material type: TextTextSeries: California studies in food and culture: 13.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (292 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780520939257 (electronic bk.); 0520939255 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Overweight children -- United States | Obesity in children -- United States | Obesity -- PreventionGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 618.92/398 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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