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Fed up! [electronic resource] : winning the war against childhood obesity / Susan Okie.

By: Okie, Susan.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2005General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-299) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 322 p.) : ill.ISBN: 0309545625 (electronic bk.); 9780309545624 (electronic bk.).Other title: Winning the war against childhood obesity.Subject(s): Obesity in children -- United States | Obesity in children -- United States -- Prevention | Obesity -- Epidemiology -- United States | Obesity -- Prevention -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 618.92/398 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
The fattest generation -- Obese twins and thrifty genes -- Size, health, and self-esteem -- Teaching children how to eat for life -- Off the couch and away from the screen -- Programming babies for health, before and after birth -- Eating lessons at school -- Finding help for an overweight child -- Action for healthy communities.
Review: "Once dismissed by the medical profession as a purely cosmetic problem, obesity represents an ominous health threat for our children. Obesity is now second only to smoking as a preventable cause of death. Without early intervention, overweight children often become overweight adults - and we know that at any age obesity can lead to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and other life-threatening conditions. Diabetes and heart disease alone cause more than 780,000 deaths each year. In fact today's kids may be the first generation in U.S. history to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-299) and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

The fattest generation -- Obese twins and thrifty genes -- Size, health, and self-esteem -- Teaching children how to eat for life -- Off the couch and away from the screen -- Programming babies for health, before and after birth -- Eating lessons at school -- Finding help for an overweight child -- Action for healthy communities.

"Once dismissed by the medical profession as a purely cosmetic problem, obesity represents an ominous health threat for our children. Obesity is now second only to smoking as a preventable cause of death. Without early intervention, overweight children often become overweight adults - and we know that at any age obesity can lead to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and other life-threatening conditions. Diabetes and heart disease alone cause more than 780,000 deaths each year. In fact today's kids may be the first generation in U.S. history to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents."--BOOK JACKET.

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