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CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
Childhood Obesity
Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
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First published March, 2012
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Childhood Obesity, Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
p. cm.
ISBN 978-953-51-0374-5
Contents
Preface IX
Part 1 Childhood Obesity –
Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1
Chapter 1 Epidemiological and
Clinical Aspects in a Developing Country 3
Ana Mayra Andrade de Oliveira
Chapter 2 Early Infant Feeding Influences and Weight of Children 15
Elizabeth Reifsnider and Elnora Mendias
Chapter 3 Can Breastfeeding Reduce
the Risk of Childhood Obesity? 53
Laurie Twells, Leigh Anne Newhook and Valerie Ludlow
Chapter 4 Waist Circumference in Children and
Adolescents from Different Ethnicities 79
Peter Schwandt and Gerda-Maria Haas
Chapter 5 Critical Periods for
the Development of Obesity 95
C. Campoy, T. Anjos and E. Martín-Bautista
Chapter 6 Childhood Inmigration and Obesity –
An Emerging Problem 121
I. Díez López and M. Carranza Ferrer
Part 2 Childhood Obesity –
Prevention and Future Life 129
Chapter 7 Comorbidities of Childhood Obesity 131
Ambar Banerjee and Dara P. Schuster
Chapter 8 Behavioral and Psychosocial
Factors in Childhood Obesity 143
Fernando L. Vazquez and Angela Torres
Chapter 9 Obesity and Quality of Life in Communities of
Diverse Ethnicity and Low Socioeconomics 167
Joan Griffith
Chapter 10 Childhood Obesity: The Need for Practice
Based Solutions – A South African Perspective 193
A.E. Pienaar and G.L. Strydom
Chapter 11 “Jugando a Ganar Salud” (“Playing to Gain Health”):
A Summer-Vacation Physical Activity and Correct Eating
Workshop for School-Aged Children – A Pilot Study 221
Karime Haua-Navarro, Luz Irene Moreno-Landa,
Marcela Pérez-Rodríguez, Guillermo Meléndez and
Ana Bertha Pérez-Lizaur
Preface
Childhood obesity has been one of the major problems for children in the last century
and it still is a widespread condition all over the world. The metabolic effect of early-
onset obesity is more severe in children than in adults. This process may start in early
infancy or even in the uterus. Obesity in children is a very complex and difficult issue for
endocrinologists. This book aims to draw attention to the various aspects of this disease.
The following chapters are presented:
‘’Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors in Childhood Obesity ‘’ by Fernando L.
Vazquez and Angela Torres; a review of the relevant literature concerning both
behavioral and psychosocial factors involved in childhood obesity, and the impact
of childhood obesity on mental health.
‘’Childhood Immigration and Obesity - An Emerging Problem ‘’ by I. Díez López
and M. Carranza Ferrer; a review on immigration and its role in the etiology of
childhood obesity.
‘’Childhood Obesity: The Need for Practice Based Solutions – A South African
Perspective’’ by A.E. Pienaar and G.L. Strydom; a review with the focus on
childhood obesity in South Africa which discusses the extent of this problem
within the complex context of the South African demographics.
‘’Comorbidities Of Childhood Obesity ‘’ by Ambar Banerjee and Dara P. Schuster;
a review on the complications of childhood obesity in childhood and adulthood.
‘’Critical Periods for the Development of Obesity’’ by C. Campoy, T. Anjos and E.
Martín-Bautista; a review on etiology and mechanisms of obesity.
‘’Can Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Childhood Obesity?’’ by Laurie Twells et.
al.; a review on the protective role of breastfeeding in the development of obesity
later in life.
‘’Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects in a Developing Country’’ by Ana Mayra
Andrade de Oliveira; a review on the impact of obesity on cardiometabolic risk
factors in youth, Metabolic syndrome.
X Preface
‘’Early Infant Feeding Influences and Weight of Children’’ by Elizabeth Reifsnider
and Elnora Mendias; a review on the effects of early feeding on the development
of obesity in infancy.
‘’Jugando a Ganar Salud” (“Playing to Gain Health”): A Summer-Vacation
Physical Activity and Correct Eating Workshop for School-Aged Children – A
Pilot Study’’ by Karime Haua-Navarro et. al.; a review on the results of regular
physical activity and nutrition in school aged children.
‘’Obesity and Quality of Life in Communities of Diverse Ethnicity and Low
Socioeconomics’’ by Joan Griffith; a review on quality of life, socioeconomic status
or position, prevailing obesity prevalence disparity and the role of behavioral and
social factors.
‘’Waist Circumference in Children and Adolescents from Different Ethnicities’’ by
Peter Schwandt and Gerda-Maria Haas; a comparison of waist circumference of
adolescents in Germany, Iran and Brazil.
Sevil Ari Yuca, MD,
Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology
Turkey
. CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
Childhood Obesity
Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
Published by InTech
Janeza. orders@intechopen.com
Childhood Obesity, Edited by Sevil Ari Yuca
p. cm.
ISBN 978-953-51-0374-5
Contents
Preface IX
Part 1 Childhood Obesity –
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