Global perspectives on childhood obesity : current status, consequences and prevention /
Understanding the complex factors contributing to the growing childhood obesity epidemic is vital not only for the improved health of the world's future generations, but for the healthcare system. The impact of childhood obesity reaches beyond the individual family and into the public arenas of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press/Elsevier,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Understanding the complex factors contributing to the growing childhood obesity epidemic is vital not only for the improved health of the world's future generations, but for the healthcare system. The impact of childhood obesity reaches beyond the individual family and into the public arenas of social systems and government policy and programs. Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity explores these with an approach that considers the current state of childhood obesity around the world as well as future projections, the most highly cited factors contributing to childhood obesity, what it means |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 521 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 008096172X (electronic bk.) 9780080961729 (electronic bk.) |
