Childhood Obesity, Vol. 2: Its Definition And Causes Including Eating Habits, Genetics, And Medical Illnesses

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. As methods to det... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight rather than obese is often used in children as it is less stigmatizing. The book explains what is considered childhood obesity and its causes which include eating habits, genetics, developmental factors, medical illness and how to manage it. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less