| Childhood Obesity Contributor(s): Langwith, Jacqueline (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737763507 ISBN-13: 9780737763508 Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.63 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: 618.923 |
| LCCN: 2012024693 |
| Series: Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This volume includes an overview of childhood obesity, including the health risks of the condition, a look at controversies surrounding childhood obesity, focusing on contributing factors, the effectiveness of anti-obesity programs, the role government sh; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person |