Obesity: Stigma, Trends, and Interventions

Obesity: Stigma, Trends, and Interventions

  • Éditeur: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • ISBN: 9781610021821
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781610022781
  • Lieu de publication:  Illinois , United States
  • Année de publication: 2018
  • Année de publication électronique: 2018
  • Mois : Juin
  • Pages: 156
  • Langue: Anglais
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Obesity is one of the defining health challenges of our generation. Studies project that, if current
trends continue, more than 50% of the US population will have obesity within the next 20 years.
Alarmingly, severe obesity appears to be increasing in prevalence faster than overweight or “routine”
obesity. Illness associated with obesity, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, steatohepatitis,
and sleep apnea, is experiencing a commensurate increase in prevalence and severity. The obesity
health crisis threatens to overwhelm our health care system, shorten life expectancy for the first time
in recorded history, and reduce quality of life for millions. The most successful and cost-effective
approaches to this epidemic involve the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. Additionally,
obesity is affected by a myriad of factors, including individual genetics, personal behaviors, family
habits, school and community programs, state and federal policy, and environmental factors.
 
Obesity is one of the most complicated disease processes pediatricians deal with. It is a disease
that is brought about by a myriad of causes and a disease that affects nearly every organ system in
the body. This collection will give you easy access to topics that help you manage this challenging
disease.
 
  • Introduction
  • ‘Words Can Heal or Do Harm’: Policy Addresses Ways to Reduce Weight Stigma
  • Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents With Obesity
  • The Role of Children’s Movies Weighs Heavily in the Tackling and Fumbling of Obesogenic Issues
  • Obesogenic Behavior and Weight- Based Stigma in Popular Children’s Movies, 2012 to 2015
  • Study: Public Health Efforts Fail to Make Dent in Childhood Obesity
  • Weighing in on Obesity Trends in US Children: Th e News Is Not Good
  • Epidemic Childhood Obesity: Not Yet the End of the Beginning
  • Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016
  • Young Children With Severe Obesity: Who Are They and What Might We Do Differently to Help Them
  • Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity
  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Early Childhood Obesity
  • The Role of the Pediatrician in Primary Prevention of Obesity
  • How to Prevent Obesity Without Encouraging Eating Disorders
  • Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents
  • An Integrated Clinic-Community Partnership for Child Obesity Treatment: A Randomized Pilot Trial
  • A Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial
  • A Tailored Family-Based Obesity Intervention: A Randomized Trial
  • Cost-Effectiveness of a Clinical Childhood Obesity Intervention

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