Overview
Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment, Second Edition summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on obesity in children. This edition focuses on the developmental aspects of obesity, especially on the influences and factors predisposing individuals to obesity from early periods of life. This new body of knowledge stems from both basic research and recent epidemiological and clinical studies. All chapters are updated and special attention is given to the prevention of obesity in the context of developmental physiology, lifestyle modification, and dietary and physical activity approaches.
- | Author: Jana Parizkova
- | Publisher: CRC Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 13, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 542 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0849322537
- | ISBN-13: 9780849322532
