Children, obesity and exercise [electronic resource] : prevention, treatment, and management of childhood and adolescent obesity / edited by Andrew P. Hills, Neil A. King and Nuala M. Byrne.
Publication details: London : Routledge, 2007.Description: viii, 172 p. : illISBN:- 9780203945971
- Children, obesity, and exercise
- Also available in print edition.
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tracking of obesity from childhood to adulthood : implications for health -- Clinical correlates of overweight and obesity -- Body composition assessment in children and adolescents : implications for obesity -- The importance of physical activity in the growth and development of children -- The role of perceived competence in the motivation of obese children to be physically active -- Psycho-social factors and childhood obesity -- Physical activity, appetite control and energy balance : implications for obesity.
Eating behaviour in children and the measurement of food intake -- Physical activity behaviour in children and the measurement of physical activity -- Environmental factors and physical activity in children : implications for active transport programs -- Interventions for the prevention, treatment, and management of childhood obesity (including family, school and community).
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.