Childhood Obesity: From Basic Knowledge to Effective Prevention brings together field experts, taking a multifactorial approach to understand the scope and various causes of the issue and offer the latest in treatment and prevention strategies and resources. Beginning with basic concepts and definitions, chapters progress to cover worldwide prevalence and trends, genetic and epigenetic origins, metabolic programming, and neuroendocrine control of appetite and satiety. Further, this book examines social determinants and lifestyle behaviors contributing to risk factors as well as complications associated with childhood obesity.
Final chapters discuss multidisciplinary treatment, strategies for prevention, and current worldwide policies aimed to address obesity in children. This fundamental reference is a vital resource for both researchers and practicing clinicians in pediatric medicine.
Chapter 1 - Concept and definition:: Body composition assessment
Diana Paola Córdoba Rodríguez, Gerardo Rodríguez Martínez, Luis A. Moreno Aznar
págs. 1-19
Chapter 2 - Worldwide levels and trends in childhood obesity
Honor Bixby, Anuradha Mishra, Andrea Rodriguez Martinez
págs. 21-40
Chapter 3 - Genetic and epigenetic origins of childhood obesity
Mireia Bustos Aibar, Álvaro Torres Martos, Concepción María Aguilera García, Ángel Gil Hernández
págs. 41-88
Chapter 4 - Metabolic programming and early origins of childhood obesity
Idoia Labayen Goñi, Elvira Larqué Daza, Gerardo Rodríguez Martínez, Iris Iglesia Altaba
págs. 89-115
Chapter 5 - Childhood appetite control and obesity: A complex interplay between neuroendocrine and environmental factors
Vicky Drapeau, Raphaëlle Jacob, Marie-Ève Mathieu, Angelo Tremblay
págs. 117-156
Chapter 6 - Social determinants and obesogenic environment
Isabel Iguacel, David Navarrete Villanueva, Isabel Antón Solanas, Luis A. Moreno Aznar
págs. 157-187
Chapter 7 - Dietary patterns and childhood obesity
A. M. Santaliestra Pasías, Maria Giulia Fiore, Luis A. Moreno Aznar, Elvira Verduci
págs. 189-208
Chapter 8 - Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sleep as childhood obesity risk factors
G. Lozano-Berges, Borja Muñiz Pardos, Germán Vicente Rodriguez, José Antonio Casajús Mallén
págs. 209-221
Chapter 9 - Health complications of obesity during childhood and beyond
María Gloria Bueno Lozano, Mercedes Gil Campos, María Rosaura Leis Trabazo
págs. 223-244
págs. 245-257
Chapter 11 - New strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity
María L Miguel Berges, Marcos Galván, Jhazmín Hernández Cabrera, P. de Miguel-Etayo
págs. 259-280
Chapter 12 - Worldwide institutional policies to end with childhood obesity
João Breda, Ana Rico, Inés Figueira, Ana Marques Domingues, Christos Triantafyllou, Tania Carmona-Luna
págs. 281-308
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