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Child obesity : a parent's guide to a fit, trim, and happy child / Goutham Rao.

by Rao, Goutham.

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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.

Obesity in children -- United States -- Popular works.

Obesity in children -- United States -- Prevention -- Popular works.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005032628.html

1591023777 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9781591023777 (pbk. : alk. paper)

247 p. ; 23 cm.

Preface -- Introduction -- How bad is the problem? -- "Liquid candy": kids raised on soft drinks -- Fast-food epidemic -- Mesmerized by the screen: television and other media -- Bodies not in motion: physical activity and its role in weight control -- The family meal in the twenty-first century -- The truth about diets, programs, and other products -- The science of changing behavior and its role in weight control -- A rational approach to achieving or maintaining a healthy weight -- Advocacy for a healthier "built environment" -- A glimpse of the future -- Stories of three children -- Afterword -- Notes -- Web resources -- Indes.

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