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Understanding childhood obesity

Author: J Clinton Smith
Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©1999.
Series: Understanding health and sickness series.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Offers comprehensive information that explores the causes and methods of weight control for morbidly obese children.
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J Clinton Smith
ISBN: 1578061334 9781578061334 1578061342 9781578061341
OCLC Number: 39981832
Description: xii, 160 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Why is obesity an important health problem in America? --
Who is obese and how do we know? --
How our bodies obtain energy --
Obesity: a disorder of energy --
Some factors that may determine obesity --
What can be done to prevent childhood obesity? --
If prevention doesn't work --
The great beyond: new frontiers in the treatment of obesity.
Series Title: Understanding health and sickness series.
Other Titles: Childhood obesity
Responsibility: J. Clinton Smith.

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Offers comprehensive information that explores the causes and methods of weight control for morbidly obese children.

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