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Offers insight into childhood obesity, its effects, and treatment options available. From the Book's Back Cover: The ailments and conditions that afflict people today can be confusing, disturbing, and painful-both emotionally and physically. The Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers and researchers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. All volumes in the series include primary and secondary quotations, annotated bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
1. A preventable public health problem -- 2. What is childhood obesity? -- 3. Increased health risks of childhood obesity -- 4. What causes childhood obesity? -- 5. Treatment -- 6. Living with childhood obesity -- 7. Looking to the future
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-99, 104-105) and index