Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Obesity in Youth – Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Autor Leslie J. Heinberg, J. Kevin Thompson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 ian 2009
In this thorough and incisive book, the editors have employed a group of researchers to describe trends and discuss their implications for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of obesity in youth.
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 36349 lei

Preț vechi: 47850 lei
-24% Nou

Puncte Express: 545

Preț estimativ în valută:
6956 7218$ 5814£

Carte indisponibilă temporar

Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781433804274
ISBN-10: 1433804271
Pagini: 244
Dimensiuni: 200 x 261 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică


Cuprins

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Obesity Epidemic in Children and Adolescents
Leslie J. Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson

I. Formative Influences: Risk for Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

  1. Biological and Genetic Influences
    Nathan J. Markward, Martha J. Markward, and Catherine A. Peterson

  2. Early Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Dietary Patterns
    James F. Sallis, Dori Rosenberg, and Jacqueline Kerr

  3. Social and Interpersonal Influences on Obesity in Youth: Family, Peers, Society
    Alison E. Field and Nicole R. Kitos

    II. Psychosocial, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Effects of Obesity

  4. Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity and Weight Bias: Implications for Interventions
    Jess Haines and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

  5. Body Image in Pediatric Obesity
    Sylvia Herbozo and J. Kevin Thompson

  6. Psychological Comorbidity and Childhood Overweight
    Rebecca M. Ringham, Michele D. Levine, and Marsha D. Marcus

    III. Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

  7. Assessment of Overweight Children and Adolescents
    Lindsay Varkula and Leslie J. Heinberg

  8. Intervention: Strategies Designed to Affect Activity Level, Intake Patterns, and Behavior
    Myles S. Faith and Brian H. Wrotniak

  9. Prevention: Changing Children's Diet and Physical Activity Patterns via Schools, Families, and the Environment
    Russell Jago, Debbe Thompson, Sharon O'Donnell, Karen Cullen, and Tom Baranowski

  10. Future Directions in Pediatric Obesity
    J. Kevin Thompson and Leslie J. Heinberg

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Editors


Descriere

Rates of obesity in youth have tripled in the past 20 years. Today it is estimated that over twenty percent of American children and adolescents are overweight. This emerging epidemic has stimulated a great deal of new research into the formative influences and the interpersonal, social and psychological effects of obesity on children. In this thorough and incisive book, editors Leslie Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson have employed an august group of researchers to describe these trends and to discuss their implications for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of obesity in youth. The book opens by acquainting readers with key genetic influences and dietary patterns, and later chapters on treatment and prevention are written from medical and public health perspectives. But contributors focus primarily on psychological aspects of obesity such as teasing, body image, and co-morbidity with mental disorders as well as the psychosocial consequences for children, families and the larger society. This wide-ranging volume will be of great use for public and mental health professionals, as well as academics and researchers who seek a fuller understanding of the fight against childhood obesity.