Preventing childhood obesity : health in the balance / Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention ; Jeffrey P. Koplan, Catharyn T. Liverman, Vivica I. Kraak, editors
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2005]
Extent and consequences of childhood obesity -- Developing an action plan -- A national public health priority -- Industry, advertising, media, and public education -- Local communities -- Schools -- Home -- Confronting the childhood obesity epidemic
Summary
"Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social environmental medical and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence. The book also offers a prevention-oriented action plan that identifies the most promising array of short-term and long-term interventions as well as recommendations for the roles and responsibilities of numerous stakeholders in various sectors of society. Preventing Childhood Obesity explores the underlying causes of this serious health problem and the actions needed to initiale, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children and youth."--BOOK JACKET
