The Childhood Obesity Epidemic : Why Are Our Children Obese--And What Can We Do about It?

Front Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgment and How to Cite -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Prevalence -- 1. A Multilevel Approach to Estimating Small Area Childhood Obesity Prevalence at the Census Block-Group Level -- 2. Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries -- 3. Prevalence, Disparities, and Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Students in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District, 2006&amp -- #8211 -- 2010 -- Part II: What Makes Our Children Obese and Overweight? -- 4. Physical Activity, Screen Time and Obesity Status in a Nationally Representative Sample of Maltese Youth with International Comparisons -- 5. Impulsivity, "Advergames," and Food Intake -- 6. Assessing Causality in the Association between Child Adiposity and Physical Activity Levels: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis -- 7. Associations Between Eating Frequency, Adiposity, Diet, and Activity in 9&amp -- #8211 -- 10-Year-Old Healthy-Weight and Centrally Obese Children -- 8. Role of Developmental Overnutrition in Pediatric Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes -- Part III: What Can We Do to End the Epidemic? -- 9. Protecting Children from Harmful Food Marketing: Options for Local Government to Make a Difference -- 10. Life Course Impact of School-Based Promotion of Healthy Eating and Active Living to Prevent Childhood Obesity -- 11. Modeling Social Transmission Dynamics of Unhealthy Behaviors for Evaluating Prevention and Treatment Interventions on Childhood Obesity -- 12. Effects of an Intervention Aimed at Reducing the Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Primary School Children: A Controlled Trial -- 13. Listening to the Experts: Is There a Place for Food Taxation in the Fight Against Obesity in Early Childhood?.

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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This reference offers a comprehensive and thorough guide to a field that is rapidly expanding and points to new directions in research and public policy. Edited by a doctor with extensive experience as a researcher, writer, and medical practitioner, The Childhood Obesity Epidemic is an authoritative and easy-to-use reference that provides resources for researchers in the field, students, and anyone who wishes to gain an overview to this important field of study.

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