Early childhood obesity prevention policies

Early childhood obesity prevention policies

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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
Other Authors: Birch, Leann L., Burns, Annina Catherine, Parker, Lynn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.
Subjects:
Obesity in children > United States > Prevention.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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.

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