Early childhood obesity prevention policies

Reviews factors related to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and recommends policies that can alter children's environments so that they promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years of l...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children, ebrary, Inc
Outros autores: Birch, Leann L., Burns, Annina Catherine, Parker, Lynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Assessing risk for obesity in young children
  • Physical activity
  • Healthy eating
  • Marketing and screen time
  • Sleep
  • Methods
  • Emerging issues in early childhood obesity prevention.