Goran Michael I. (ed.) Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches

CRC Press, 2017. — 525 p. — ISBN: 9781498720656Childhood obesity becomes a life-long problem in most cases and is associated with long term chronic disease risk for a variety of diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as psychosocial as issues and obesity seems to affect almost every organ system in the body.In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of this problem and in strategies for prevention and treatment in the pediatric years. Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life before adulthood and the implications for this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of strategies that have been used to address this issue from conventional clinical management to global policy strategies attempting to modify the global landscape of food, nutrition, and physical activity. Each chapter is written by a global authority in his or her respective field with a focus on reviewing the current status and recent developments.The book features information on contributing factors to obesity, including developmental origins, social/family, birth cohort studies, influence of ethnicity, and global perspectives. It takes a life-course approach to the subject matter and includes exhaustive treatment of contributing factors to childhood obesity, such as assessment, environmental factors, nutrition and dietary factors, host factors, interventions and treatment, consequences, and further action for future prevention. This broad range of topics relevant to the rapidly changing field of childhood obesity is suitable for students, health care professionals, physicians, and researchers.Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity in Different Populations
Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity and Associated Risk Factors: An Overview
Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Prevalence And Risk Factors For Childhood Obesity
Global Perspectives Of Childhood Obesity: Prevalence, Contributing Factors and Prevention
Economic Considerations in Childhood Obesity
Assessment of Body Composition and Fat Distribution in Infants, Children and Adolescents
Nutritional Factors Contributing to Childhood Obesity
The Influence Of Daily Eating Patterns On Weight Status: A Review Of The Evidence On Breakfast Consumption, Snacking, and Eating Frequency
Portion sizes in Childhood Obesity
Role of Satiety Responsiveness In Childhood Obesity
Food Reward and Appetite Regulation in Children
Food Reinforcement and Childhood Obesity
Breastfeeding And Infant Obesity
Individual and Environmental Factors Contributing to and/or Associated with Childhood Obesity
Prenatal Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity
Genetics of Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity - Epigenetic Factors
Parent and Family-Level Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity
Social Networks and Childhood Obesity
Role of the Built Environment in Childhood Obesity
Influence of Stress On Obesity Development In Children
Early Toxicant Exposures and Development Of Obesity In Childhood
Impact of Environmental Obesogens: Focus on Mechanisms Linking to Childhood Obesity
Potential Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Development of Childhood Obesity
Adipose Tissue Development
Behavioral and Metabolic Consequences of Childhood Obesity
Self-Esteem And Quality Of Life In Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity: Implications for Neurocognitive Functioning
Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatric Populations
Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Emerging Therapeutics
Sleep Outcomes and Childhood Obesity
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Obesity
Advances in Pharmacological Treatment of Pediatric Obesity
Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Obesity
Physical Activity Interventions for Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Life Course Approach to the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Early Life Interventions for Childhood Obesity Prevention
Home/Family-Based Strategies for Prevention of Obesity in Infancy and Early Childhood
Community and School-Based Interventions for Childhood Obesity
Targeting Reduction in Consumption of Added Sugars for Addressing Childhood Obesity: Translating Research to Clinical Practice
Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Children and Youth
Use of Mobile Health Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Complementary and Integrative Health Strategies for Addressing Childhood Obesity
Public Health and Policy Based Interventions
Food Advertising and Marketing Issues Relevant to Childhood Obesity
Connecting the Dots: Translating Systems Thinking into Innovative Solutions for Childhood Obesity
Food Policy for Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Global Policy Perspective