Overweight and Obesity in America's Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions

by Amy B. Jordan

For the past several years, researchers have been examining possible causes of the rise in of childhood overweight and obesity in the U.S. Now at near-epidemic proportions, the time has come to really delve into the causes of overweight children and propose some practical solutions to help the 9 million children in this country who are overweight.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this special issue of The ANNALS...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141296685X
• ISBN13: 9781412966856
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"