Obesity Prevention – serie
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10 produkter
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies
Av Institute of Medicine, Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
779 kr
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Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically during the last three decades and, despite some indications of a plateau in this growth, the numbers …
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
Solving the Weight of the Nation
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
649 kr
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One-third of adults are now obese, and children's obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation's obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much more to do with the absence of sidewalks and the limited availability of healthy and affordable foods …
Alliances for Obesity Prevention
Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
307 kr
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Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and groups--not all of them with a singular focus on obesity prevention--will be essential. In October 2011 the …
Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States
Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
403 kr
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For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fallen among low-income children in 18 states, the prevalence of obesity has plateaued among girls, regardless of ethnicity, and targeted efforts in states …
Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity
Models for Change: Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
765 kr
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Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservative estimates suggest that obesity now accounts for almost 20 percent of national health care spending. Until the obesity epidemic is reversed, obesity will continue to drive rates …
Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity
The Fetal and Early Childhood Years: Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
460 kr
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Recent scientific evidence points to the origins of childhood obesity as an outcome of the dynamic interplay of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors throughout early development, with a compelling body of evidence suggesting that both maternal and paternal nutritional and other exposures …
Physical Activity
Moving Toward Obesity Solutions: Workshop Summary
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
523 kr
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In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, and the science around the linkages between physical activity and health has continuously accumulated. …
Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity
Navigating the Evidence
Av and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Health and Medicine Division m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
712 kr
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Obesity has come to the forefront of the American public health agenda. The increased attention has led to a growing interest in quantifying obesity prevalence and determining how the prevalence has changed over time. Estimates of obesity prevalence and trends are fundamental to understanding and …
Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
How Do We Measure Up?
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
964 kr
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The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st century. The country is beginning to recognize childhood obesity as a major public health epidemic …
Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention
A Framework to Inform Decision Making
Av Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
915 kr
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To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention identifies a new approach to decision making and research on obesity …
