Handbook of childhood and adolescent obesity

Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders – hypertension, type 2 diabetes...

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Other Authors: Steele, Ric G.
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Published: Springer 2017
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-255182020-07-02T02:51:03Z Handbook of childhood and adolescent obesity Steele, Ric G. Jelalia, Elissa Child -- United States ; Obesity -- therapy -- United States 618.92398 Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders – hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and related cardio-pulmonary conditions – has catapulted pediatric obesity to the forefront of national attention. Yet even as recognition grows, reliable, scientifically tested information and methods often get lost in the media crush of quick fixes and hyped-up news stories. 2017-04-10T04:09:05Z 2017-04-10T04:09:05Z 2009 Book 9780387769226 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/25518 en 507 p. application/pdf Springer
institution Vietnam National University, Hanoi
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topic Child -- United States ; Obesity -- therapy -- United States
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Handbook of childhood and adolescent obesity
description Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders – hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and related cardio-pulmonary conditions – has catapulted pediatric obesity to the forefront of national attention. Yet even as recognition grows, reliable, scientifically tested information and methods often get lost in the media crush of quick fixes and hyped-up news stories.
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