| Description |
xiv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-299) and index |
| Subject |
Obesity in children -- United States.
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Obesity in children -- United States -- Prevention.
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Obesity -- epidemiology.
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Obesity -- prevention & control.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| LC no. |
2004026618 |
| ISBN |
0309093104 hardback |
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