Throughout the developed world there is an increasing prevalence of childhood obesity. Because of this increase, and awareness of the risks to long term health that childhood obesity presents, the phenomena is now described by many as a global epidemic. Children, Obesity and Exercise provides sport, exercise and medicine students and professionals with an accessible and practical guide to understanding and managing childhood and adolescent obesity. It covers: overweight, obesity and body composition; physical activity, growth and development; psycho-social aspects of childhood obesity; physical activity behaviours; eating behaviours; measuring children’s behaviour; interventions for prevention and management of childhood obesity. Children, Obesity and Exercise addresses the need for authoritative advice and innovative approaches to the prevention and management of this chronic problem.
Author(s): Ed. Hills
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 184
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 10
Tables......Page 11
Boxes......Page 12
Contributors......Page 13
1 Childhood obesity – an introduction......Page 14
2 Tracking of overweight and obesity from childhood into adulthood: Health consequences and implications for further research......Page 24
3 Clinical correlates of overweight and obesity......Page 38
4 Body composition assessment in children and adolescents – implications for obesity......Page 50
5 The importance of physical activity in the growth and development of children......Page 63
6 The role of perceived competence in the motivation of obese children to be physically active......Page 74
7 Psychosocial aspects of childhood obesity......Page 93
8 Physical activity, appetite control and energy balance: Implications for obesity......Page 105
9 Eating behaviour in children and the measurement of food intake......Page 116
10 Physical activity behaviour in children and the measurement of physical activity......Page 126
11 Environmental factors and physical activity in children: Implications for active transport programmes......Page 143
12 Interventions for the prevention and management of childhood obesity......Page 155
Index......Page 177
