Underage and Overweight: America's Childhood Obesity Epidemic--What Every Parent Needs to Know - Hardcover

Frances M. Berg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578261201 ISBN 13: 9781578261208

Publisher: Hatherleigh Press, 2004

Synopsis

Childhood obesity has reached crisis proportions. Over the past two decades, the number of overweight adolescents has tripled. This skyrocketing youth obesity figure is associated with increases in high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes, as well as higher obesity figures in the adult population. With the rate of obesity among children and teens skyrocketing, the health of an entire generation is at risk.

The first step in solving this health crisis is understanding it. In Underage & Overweight: America's Childhood Obesity Crisis—What Every Family Needs to Know, the first shattering look at this looming disaster, childhood obesity expert Frances Berg clearly lays out the causes of the current crisis. Underage & Overweight clearly lays out the causes of childhood obesity, its consequences, and its cures. It examines the issue from all sides—the classroom, the playground, the home entertainment center, the fast food counter, and the family dining table. It gives families, educators, health care workers, and policy makers the information they need to lead America's children to healthier and happier lives.

Underage & Overweight doesn't just explore the problem. It gives realistic guidance for conquering the problem of childhood obesity. Rather than prescribing aerobics and limiting portions, it offers a seven-point plan for raising healthy children that focuses on changing the way families think about food and physical activity. The tips it gives for guiding children to healthier lives are vital reading not only for parents and other caretakers, but also for teachers, school administrators, doctors, nurses, and health care workers—indeed, anyone concerned about our children and their future.

This heartfelt call for public awareness, understanding, and action is destined to become a landmark work in our country's war against childhood obesity.

About this title

About the Author

Frances M. Berg, MS, LN, is an internationally known authority on weight and eating who has reported obesity research for over two decades to health professionals and the public. She founded Healthy Weight Journal and has served as its publisher and editor for 16 years. She is a licensed nutritionist, family wellness specialist, and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. She is a member of the Society for Nutrition Education, the Academy for Eating Disorders, and the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior.

From the Back Cover

Includes a Seven-Point Plan for Raising Healthy Weight Children.

You can't escape the headlines. You can't avoid the facts. Childhood obesity has reached crisis proportions. The future of our country and the future health of an entire generation are at risk.

The first step in winning the battle for our children's health is understanding the full scope of the problem, and then taking action. In Underage & Overweight, the first shattering look at this looming disaster, childhood obesity expert Frances Berg clearly lays out the causes of the current crisis. Meticulously researched and accessible to the lay reader, she examines the very real dangers of obesity, the consequences of sedentary living, the causes of dysfunctional eating, and how family life and our schools have contributed to the problem.

More importantly still, Underage & Overweight, provides a whole new perspective on how to solve the crisis and gives parents, educators, and healthcare workers concrete steps to lead all of America's children to happier and healthier lives.

This heartfelt call for public awareness, understanding, and action will surely become a landmark work in our country's war against childhood obesity.

From the Inside Flap

The dangers of childhood obesity are real. The future health consequences for our children cannot be avoided. How did we get to this crisis point? And what do we, as responsible parents, educators, and citizens do to reclaim the health of generations to come? Underage & Overweight: America's Childhood Obesity Crisis--What Every Family Needs to Know is a clarion call to American society. Childhood obesity expert, Frances Berg clearly and concisely examines the scope of the current problem, its root causes, the medical consequences, and the challenges facing overweight children and their parents. She examines the issue from all sides--the classroom, the playground, the home entertainment center, the fast food counter, and the family dining table. She tells us why past solutions haven't worked and why diets for kids almost always fail. She brings a fresh perspective to a problem that has been a growing concern to parents, educators, and healthcare providers. Most importantly, she provides directions on effecting lasting change and solving the childhood obesity crisis once and for all. Underage & Overweight doesn't just explore the problem; it provides a plan for overcoming the crisis and raising happier and healthier children. It will help you get your children to be more active, to normalize their eating habits, and understand the basics of good nutrition. It shows how to work with your school system and child's teachers to create a healthier nurturing environment and what role doctors and healthcare workers can play. Underage & Overweight provides seven specific steps that you can take now to help your children achieve a healthy weight.

Underage & Overweight is vital reading for parents, teachers, school administrators, doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers--indeed for anyone concerned about our children and their future.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578261201
• ISBN 13: 9781578261208
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464