Childhood Obesity
From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention
- 1st Edition - September 13, 2024
- Editor: Luis Moreno
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 7 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 7 4 - 0
Childhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the is… Read more
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Request a sales quoteChildhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the issue and offer the latest in treatment and prevention strategies and resources. Beginning with basic concepts and definitions, chapters progress to cover worldwide prevalence and trends, genetic and epigenetic origins, metabolic programming, and neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety. Further, this book examines social determinants and lifestyle behaviors contributing to risk factors as well as complications associated with childhood obesity.
Final chapters discuss multidisciplinary treatment, strategies for prevention, and current worldwide policies aimed to address obesity in children. This fundamental reference is a vital resource for both researchers and practicing clinicians in pediatric medicine.
- Provides a comprehensive approach to childhood obesity
- Presents a multi-omics description of the early origins of childhood obesity
- Includes innovative strategies to treat and prevent obesity in children
Medical professionals dealing with children with obesity (i.e. Clinicians/Pediatricians, Nutritionists/Dietitians) Scientists and scientific researchers of prevention/health promotion in relation with obesity, genetics, epigenetics, omic technologies, Epidemiologists describing non-communicable diseases epidemiology, Sports scientists dealing with children with obesity, Health professionals working on public health services
2. Worldwide prevalence and trends
3. Genetic and epigenetic origins of childhood obesity
4. Metabolic programming and early origins of childhood obesity
5. Neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety
6. Social determinants and obesogenic environment
7. Dietary patterns and childhood obesity
8. Physical activity, sedentary behaviours, and sleep as childhood obesity risk factors
9. Health complications of obesity during childhood and beyond
10. Multidisciplinary treatment of childhood obesity
11: New strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity
12. Worldwide Institutional policies to end with childhood obesity
- No. of pages: 338
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 13, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443219757
- eBook ISBN: 9780443219740
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