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Obesity in Youth
Causes, Consequences, and Cures
Leslie J. Heinberg (Edited by), J. Kevin Thompson (Edited by)
9781433804274
Hardback, published 15 January 2009
243 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.652 kg
amp hellip this book is a valuable addition to our understanding of the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of obesity in youth.
Rates of obesity in youth have tripled in the past 2 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.
Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Obesity Epidemic in Children and Adolescents I. Formative Influences: Risk for Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence Biological and Genetic Influences Early Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Dietary Patterns Social and Interpersonal Influences on Obesity in Youth: Family, Peers, Society Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity and Weight Bias: Implications for Interventions Body Image in Pediatric Obesity Psychological Comorbidity and Childhood Overweight Assessment of Overweight Children and Adolescents Intervention: Strategies Designed to Affect Activity Level, Intake Patterns, and Behavior Prevention: Changing Children's Diet and Physical Activity Patterns via Schools, Families, and the Environment Future Directions in Pediatric Obesity Author Index Subject Index About the Editors
amp ndash Leslie J. Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson
-Nathan J. Markward, Martha J. Markward, and Catherine A. Peterson
-James F. Sallis, Dori Rosenberg, and Jacqueline Kerr
-Alison E. Field and Nicole R. Kitos
II. Psychosocial, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Effects of Obesity
-Jess Haines and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
-Sylvia Herbozo and J. Kevin Thompson
-Rebecca M. Ringham, Michele D. Levine, and Marsha D. Marcus
III. Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention
-Lindsay Varkula and Leslie J. Heinberg
-Myles S. Faith and Brian H. Wrotniak
-Russell Jago, Debbe Thompson, Sharon O'Donnell, Karen Cullen, and Tom Baranowski
-J. Kevin Thompson and Leslie J. Heinberg