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Books on: (obese OR obesity OR overweight) AND (children OR childhood)

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Our Overweight Children: What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic

Book by Sharron Dalton; University of California Press, 2004

Subjects:

Obesity In Children--United States, Overweight Children--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

ing a further rise in childhood obesity would be a major result...fitness. The trainees and the children they work with who are the...brighter future for our overweight children. Responding to...astonishingly rapid increase of overweight in British children, a...how society can help our overweight children at school, in...
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The Overweight Patient: A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity

Book by Kathy Leach; Jessica Kingsley, 2006

Subjects:

Obesity--Psychological Aspects, Obesity--Treatment

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

prejudice against obesity 17-19, 25, 167-8 prejudice against obesity/overweight 26 6 protection body as symbolic...administering 64-5 body size 67 childhood experiences 66 current synopsis...explanation of 68-9 reactive obesity 19, 50, 53-8, 145, 150-2 Rebellious Child (RC) 112, 113, 115...
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Understanding Childhood Obesity

Book by J. Clinton Smith; University Press of Mississippi, 1999

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Behavior Therapy For Children, Children--Nutrition, Obesity In Children--Prevention, Obesity In Children--Psychological Aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

line of treatment in obese children or adults with abnormal lipid levels is weight loss. Obesity and Type II (Adult-onset...which has its onset in childhood and currently affects about...increases with both age and obesity: people who are 50 percent...with increasing frequency in obese adolescents (Pinhas-Hamiel...
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Overweight Teenagers: Don't Bear the Burden Alone

Book by Michael D. Lebow; Insight Books, 1995

Subjects:

Obesity In Adolescence, Weight Loss

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Champaign: Human Kinetics. OVERWEIGHT CONTROL Epstein, L. H...The Stoplight Diet for Children . Boston: Little, Brown...P. M. 1987 . Treating Childhood and Adolescent Obesity . New York: Pergamon Press. LeBow, M. D. 1991 . Overweight Children . New York: Insight Books...
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The Obesity Epidemic: Science, Morality, and Ideology

Book by Michael Gard, Jan Wright; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Health In Mass Media, Obesity--Social Aspects

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...Activity in Children in the UK...possible to be overweight or obese and fit and...Activity and Obesity , Champaign...Obesity in childhood: physiologic...intake of obese children, American...1941) Obesity in childhood and personality...

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Journal Articles on: (obese OR obesity OR overweight) AND (children OR childhood)

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The Consequences of Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Journal article by Stephen R. Daniels; The Future of Children, Vol. 16, 2006

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Research, Childhood obesity--Risk factors, Children--Food and nutrition, Children--Health aspects, Obesity in children--Research, Obesity in children--Risk factors

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...lost from school for the child. Tracking Overweight and...important question is whether overweight in children and adolescents predicts overweight in adulthood--in other...studies have shown that overweight children are more likely...evaluated how well BMI during childhood predicted overweight or obesity at age thirty-five in...the probability of being obese at age thirty-five years...
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Weighing in on the Issue of Childhood Obesity: An Overweight Child Often Becomes the Target of Discrimination and Ridicule on the Playground. Clearly, the Problems That Overweight Children Encounter Go beyond the Physical

Journal article by Cynthia Lynn-Garbe, James L. Hoot; Childhood Education, Vol. 81, 2004

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Prevention, Childhood obesity--Psychological aspects, Children--Food and nutrition, Children--Health aspects, Health promotion, Obesity in children--Prevention, Obesity in children--Psychological aspects, Wellness programs--Planning

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...on the Issue of Childhood Obesity: An Overweight Child Often Becomes the...That Overweight Children Encounter Go beyond...alike. Overweight children face higher than...risk of becoming overweight adults. The relative risk of becoming overweight as an adult increases with the age of an obese child and with the presence of obesity in at least one...
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Association of Overweight with Academic Performance and Social and Behavioral Problems: An Update from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

Journal article by Sharon Judge, Lisa Jahns; Journal of School Health, Vol. 77, 2007

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Academic achievement--Evaluation, Childhood obesity--Educational aspects, Childhood obesity--Influence, Childhood obesity--Psychological aspects, Obesity in children--Educational aspects, Obesity in children--Influence, Obesity in children--Psychological aspects, Overweight persons--Educational aspects, Overweight persons--Psychological aspects, Overweight persons--Social aspects

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Association of Overweight with Academic Performance...An Update from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. by Sharon Judge , Lisa Jahns Children in the United States are becoming more overweight. Numerous studies have...the alarming increases in obesity and overweight in both adults and children...
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Engaging Families in the Fight against the Overweight Epidemic among Children

Journal article by Mick Coleman, Charlotte Wallinga, Diane Bales; Childhood Education, Vol. 86, 2010

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Prevention, Children--Food and nutrition, Obesity in children--Prevention

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...working with families to help children develop the eating and activity...Butcher, K. F. (2006). Childhood obesity: Trends and potential causes...of Children: Childhood Obesity, 16(1), 19-45. Belamarich...E. F. (2000). Do obese inner-city children with...Markets and childhood obesity policy. The Future of Children...Schools. (2005). Childhood overweight: What the research tells...
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A Note on Interpersonal Sensitivity and Psychotic Symptomatology in Obese Adult Outpatients with a History of Childhood Obesity

Journal article by Jon K. Mills; Journal of Psychology, Vol. 129, 1995

Subjects:

Obesity--Psychological Aspects

Collections: Psychology, History, Entire Library

...and Psychotic Symptomatology in Obese Adult Outpatients With a History of Childhood Obesity JON K. MILLS Department of Philosophy...1975 was administered to 37 obese adults in outpatient treatment for obesity. Individuals who had become obese...

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Magazine Articles on: (obese OR obesity OR overweight) AND (children OR childhood)

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The Rising Problem of High Blood Pressure in Children: As More and More Youngsters Become Overweight and Obese, the Condition Is Becoming More Evident at Much Earlier Ages

Magazine article by Winston Price; Ebony, Vol. 63, January 2008

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Complications and side effects, Children--Causes of, Children--Diagnosis, Children--Diseases, Children--Statistics, Hypertension in children--Causes of, Hypertension in children--Diagnosis, Hypertension in children--Statistics, Hypertension--Causes of, Hypertension--Diagnosis, Hypertension--Statistics, Obesity in children--Complications and side effects, Pediatric diseases--Causes of, Pediatric diseases--Diagnosis, Pediatric diseases--Statistics

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...of High Blood Pressure in Children: As More and More Youngsters Become Overweight and Obese, the Condition Is Becoming...What is hypertension in children and when can it be detected...comprehensive set of guidelines for childhood and adolescent checkups...Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents." It...of hypertension vary from child to child, but can include...
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Preventing Childhood Obesity: The Nation Must Act Now, or It Will Watch Its Children Grow into Adults with Excessive Levels of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, and Other Weight-Related Ailments

Magazine article by Jeffrey P. Koplan, Catharyn T. Liverman, Vivica I. Kraak; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 21, Spring 2005

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Prevention, Childhood obesity--Research, Childhood obesity--Statistics, Obesity in children--Prevention, Obesity in children--Research, Obesity in children--Statistics

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Preventing Childhood Obesity: The Nation Must Act Now, or It Will Watch Its Children Grow into Adults with Excessive...setback: an epidemic of obesity. It is occurring in boys...about the health risks of obesity, the rise in the prevalence...over age 6 are considered obese, which means that they face...balance. This means that each child will consume enough of the...
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Wisc. Child Care Fights Childhood Obesity

Magazine article; Policy & Practice, Vol. 69, February 2011

Subjects:

Child care, Children & youth, Health services, Obesity

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Wisc. Child Care Fights Childhood Obesity MADISON- Promoting physical...help prevent childhood obesity is the goal of a new grant...Services. The funding targets children aged two to five in 20...four-year-olds are overweight or obese. Early childhood obesity dramatically increases...
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Childhood Obesity: Is It Abuse?

Magazine article by Abigail Darwin; Children's Voice, Vol. 17, July 2008

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Child welfare, Fast food, Federal legislation, Foster care, Genetic disorders, Hypothyroidism, Judicial discretion, Nutrition, Obesity, Research, Role models, State courts

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Childhood Obesity: Is It Abuse...dramatic rates, courts and child welfare systems in many...these issues is whether children whose weight poses serious...involving children whose obesity threatened life or health...neglect to encompass morbid obesity. But no state has a statute...circumstances a dangerously obese child may be considered...dealing with child victims of obesity-related medical neglect...States, the number of overweight and obese adults and children...
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Recess Activities of the Week (RAW): Promoting Free Time Physical Activity to Combat Childhood Obesity

Magazine article by Christina D. Sinclair, Megan Babkes Stellino, Julie A. Partridge; Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, Vol. 21, May-June 2008

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Care and treatment, Exercise--Health aspects, Obesity in children--Care and treatment, Recesses--Health aspects

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...Physical Activity to Combat Childhood Obesity. by Christina D...al. 1999). Childhood obesity in particular is of major concern. Childhood obesity and inactivity levels among...years the prevalence of obesity among children has increased by 54 percent...between 6-11 years old are overweight (CDC, 2008). Although not all obese children become obese adults...

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Newspaper Articles on: (obese OR obesity OR overweight) AND (children OR childhood)

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Your Life Daily: Would Your Child Fail Their School Fat Report? DESPITE Massive Publicity about the Current Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Children's Growing Waistlines Are Still a Huge Problem. Latest Figures Show That More Than 30 per Cent of Children Aged 10 and 11 Are Obese or Overweight. and Yet despite the Constant Alarm Calls, Children Are Getting Fatter

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), August 15, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Daily: Would Your Child Fail Their School...about the Current Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Childrens...30 per Cent of Children Aged 10 and 11 Are Obese or Overweight. and Yet despite...reality that their child is overweight could...dietician at the Childhood Nutrition Research...acknowledge their children are obese," he says. "They think a child whos obese will...weight or if theyre obese." He says another...courses are open to overweight children aged seven...gene linked to obesity causes people to...
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Change Your Life, Save Your Kids; Nine out of Ten of Today's Children Are at Risk of Becoming Overweight or Obese by 2050. Here's How to Give Your Child a Healthy Future

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 30, 2009

Subjects:

Child health, Childhood obesity--Risk factors, Children--Health aspects, Obesity in children--Risk factors, Parenting

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Ten of Todays Children Are at Risk of Becoming Overweight or Obese by 2050. Heres How to Give Your Child a Healthy Future...the midst of an obesity epidemic. More...now officially overweight or obese. Worryingly for...
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Obese Show Obese Show Signs of Heart Disease at 15; Alert on Overweight Children

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 26, 2010

Subjects:

Adolescent obesity, Body mass index, Child health, Childhood obesity, Children--Health aspects, Heart diseases, Obesity in adolescence, Obesity in children

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Obese Show Obese Show Signs of...15; Alert on Overweight Children. Byline: Jenny...revealed that being overweight throughout adolescence...from the National Obesity Forum, said...arteries among obese youngsters. He...
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YourLIFE: Tubby Bye Byes! WITH AN ESTIMATED 15 PER CENT OF UK KIDS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, FAR TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM BAD HEALTH AND BULLIES. HERE'S HOW THIS LITTLE LOT WAVED GOODBYE TO THE BULGE

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 30, 2006

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Bullying--Health aspects, Child health--Health aspects, Childhood obesity--Health aspects, Children--Health aspects, Obesity in children--Health aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ESTIMATED 15 PER CENT OF UK KIDS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, FAR TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM BAD HEALTH...Hes going to be the fattest child at school." In April, he...teenweightwise.com FAT ALERT ALTHOUGH children need plenty of fat in their...
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YourLIFE: Tubby Bye Byes! WITH AN ESTIMATED 15 PER CENT OF KIDS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, FAR TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM BAD HEALTH AND BULLIES. HERE'S HOW THIS LITTLE LOT WAVED GOODBYE TO THE BULGE

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 30, 2006

Subjects:

Bullying--Health aspects, Child health--Health aspects, Childhood obesity--Health aspects, Children--Health aspects, Obesity in children--Health aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...WITH AN ESTIMATED 15 PER CENT OF KIDS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, FAR TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM BAD HEALTH AND BULLIES...Mubasshir, "Hes going to be the fattest child at school." In April, he was struggling...be a good mum. FAT ALERT ALTHOUGH children need plenty of fat in their diets...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: (obese OR obesity OR overweight) AND (children OR childhood)

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Obesity

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

OBESITY condition resulting from...storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight...to 35% of Americans are overweight or obese. Health and Social Implications Obesity is a major public health...between obesity in women and childhood sexual abuse. Some weight...
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Nutrition

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...bodys energy needs. Children require relatively larger...as that of a growing child or an adult recovering...body weight per day; children may require two to three...A poorly nourished child will fail to grow properly...called kwashiorkor in children; a diet deficient in...or fat can result in obesity. The Food Guide Pyramid...produce weight loss in obese persons. A diet low...
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Breast Cancer

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...risk factors include early menarch (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), having no children or postponing childbirth, and obesity in women over 50. Many other possible associations are under study, such as those relating to postmenopausal...
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Arthritis

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...usually appears between the ages of 25 and 50, it also occurs in children. Osteoarthritis, the most common type, occurs usually in...tends to be more severe when the joints have been strained by obesity or overwork. Gout , the third most common form of arthritis...

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