Childhood obesity prevention: international research, controversies, and interventions

An international examination of the issues, prevalence, prevention and interventions surrounding childhood obesity, one of the most high profile public health issues of the 21st century. INDICE: Section 1: Controversial Issues in Childhood Obesity Prevention; 1: Katherine M. Flegal and Cynthia L. Ogden: High body mass index, overweight and obesity in children: definitions, terminology and interpretation; 2: Lynne MacLean, Mechthild Meyer, Audrey Walsh, Kathryn Clinton, Lisa Ashley, Stephanie Donovan, and Nancy Edwards: Stigma and BMI screening in schools, or 'mom,I hate it when they weigh me'; 3: Jennifer A. O'Dea: Developing positive approaches to nutrition education and the prevention of child and adolescent obesity: first do no harm; 4: Peter Burton and Shelley Phipps: Low family income and the overweight status of Canadian adolescents; 5: Zali Yager: Issues of teacher training in the prevention of eating disorders and childhood obesity in schools; Section 2: Prevalence and Factors associated with Childhood Obesity; 6:Tim Olds and Carol Maher: Childhood overweight and obesity in developed countries: global trends and correlates; 7: Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll &Katherine M. Flegal: A review of prevalence and trends in childhood obesity in the United States; 8: Jennifer A. O'Dea and Michael J. Dibley: Overweight, obesity, gender, age, ethnicity and school SES among Australian schoolchildren in studies from 2000 and 2006; 9: Zhaohui Cui and Michael J. Dibley: Secular trends in childhood obesity and associated risk factors in China from 1992 to 2006; 10: Albert Lee: Trends in Hong Kong and Macao and other Chinese communities; 11: Nguyen Hoang H. Doan Trang, Tang K. Hong and Michael J. Dibley: Overweight, obesity and associated factors among Vietnamese and South East Asian children and adolescents; 12: Wolney Lisboa Conde and Carlos Augusto Monteiro: Secular changes in overweight and obesity among Brazilian adolescents from 1974/5 to 2002/3; 13: K.D. Monyeki, H.C.G. Kemper and J.W.R. Twisk: Trends in obesity and hypertension in South African youth; 14: Elinor Sundblom, Agneta Sjöberg, Jennie Blank and Lauren Lissner: Childhood Obesity: recent trends in Swedenincluding socioeconomic differences; 15: Roya Kelishadi: Childhood obesity inthe Middle Eastern countries with special reference to Iran; 16: Joav Merrick, Efrat Merrick-Kenig and Mohammed Morad: Trends in Israel; Section 3: Approaches to Prevention; 17: Lawrence Hammer: Childhood obesity: treatment or prevention?; 18: Karen Glanz and Brian E. Saelens: Relevant health education and health promotion theory for childhood obesity prevention; 19: Michael Eriksen, Rodney Lyn and Barbara J. Moore: The application of public health lessons to childhood obesity prevention; 20: Anthony Worsley: Towards a children's food and nutrition policy; 21: Ting Fei Ho: Prevention and management of obesity in children and adolescents: the Singapore experience; 22: Shirin Foroughian: Asian adolescents in New Zealand: a community development, health promotion approach; 23: Kelley DeVane Hart and Bonnie A. Spear: The role of health professionals; Section 4: Interventions; 24: Diann

• ISBN: 978-0-19-957291-5
• Editorial: Oxford University Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 429
• Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés