Adult Obesity : A Paediatric Challenge

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Voss, Linda, editor.

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9780429224935

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 pages)

Contents:

part, PART I The issue -- chapter 1 Obesity: a global problem / chapter 2 Underactivity or overnutrition? KEN F OX / part, PART II Nature and nurture -- chapter 3 Do our genes make us fat? / chapter 4 The seeds are sown in childhood / part, PART III Opportunities and threats -- chapter 5 Social inequalities, nutrition and obesity SUZI L E AT HER / chapter 6 Self-image and the stigma of obesity / chapter 7 The view from primary care / part, PART IV The challenge -- chapter 8 Adult obesity: a paediatric challenge D AV I D HALL

Abstract:

While it is increasingly clear that adult obesity begins in childhood, preventing this condition is a major challenge for the pediatrician.Adult Obesity: A Paediatric Challenge highlights the causes and consequences of obesity, bringing a modern understanding to the treatment of a heavily stigmatized problem. This collection of essays, base.

Subject Term:

MEDICAL / Nutrition.

MEDICAL / Pediatrics.

Obesity -- prevention & control.

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