In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the causes, management and challenges in childhood obesity. Topics discussed include the genomics of childhood obesity and obesity-related disorders; the cardiometabolic impact of childhood obesity and the potential role of exercise; contributory influences promoting childhood adiposity in a Mediterranean island population; and an observation of obesity and mental health in the young.
| ISBN: | 9781626188747 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2013 |
| Author: | Callum G Jackson |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 111 pages |
| Series: | Children's Issues, Laws and Programs |
| Genres: |
Family law: children Obesity: treatment and therapy |