Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance

by Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth and National Research Council

Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking development--an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309091969
• ISBN13: 9780309091961
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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Examines the modern crisis in children's health issues: childhood obesity

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health In The Balance examines the modern crisis in children's health issues: childhood obesity. Not only are the environmental, social, medical and historic factors influencing children's weight considered over the long term, but a prevention program identifies the best of short- and long-term interventions and how adults can guide kids away from common pitfalls. Recommendations range from mobilizing parents to making national health a priority overall.