This thorough and incisive book describes current trends and discusses their implications for the assessment, treatment, and prevention of obesity in youth.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Obesity Epidemic in Children and Adolescents
–Leslie J. Heinberg and J. Kevin Thompson
I. Formative Influences: Risk for Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
- Biological and Genetic Influences
—Nathan J. Markward, Martha J. Markward, and Catherine A. Peterson
- Early Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Dietary Patterns
—James F. Sallis, Dori Rosenberg, and Jacqueline Kerr
- Social and Interpersonal Influences on Obesity in Youth: Family, Peers, Society
—Alison E. Field and Nicole R. Kitos
II. Psychosocial, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal Effects of Obesity
- Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity and Weight Bias: Implications for Interventions
—Jess Haines and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
- Body Image in Pediatric Obesity
—Sylvia Herbozo and J. Kevin Thompson
- Psychological Comorbidity and Childhood Overweight
—Rebecca M. Ringham, Michele D. Levine, and Marsha D. Marcus
III. Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention
- Assessment of Overweight Children and Adolescents
—Lindsay Varkula and Leslie J. Heinberg
- Intervention: Strategies Designed to Affect Activity Level, Intake Patterns, and Behavior
—Myles S. Faith and Brian H. Wrotniak
- Prevention: Changing Children's Diet and Physical Activity Patterns via Schools, Families, and the Environment
—Russell Jago, Debbe Thompson, Sharon O'Donnell, Karen Cullen, and Tom Baranowski
- Future Directions in Pediatric Obesity
—J. Kevin Thompson and Leslie J. Heinberg
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
