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Author Rao, Goutham.

Title Child obesity : a parent's guide to a fit, trim, and happy child / Goutham Rao.

Publication Info. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.
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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  618.92 RAO    DUE 05-02-10 Assumed Lost
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  618.92398 RAO    Check Shelf
Description 247 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-240) and index.
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- How bad is the problem? -- "Liquid candy": kids raised on soft drinks -- Fast-food epidemic -- Mesmerized by the screen: television and other media -- Bodies not in motion: physical activity and its role in weight control -- The family meal in the twenty-first century -- The truth about diets, programs, and other products -- The science of changing behavior and its role in weight control -- A rational approach to achieving or maintaining a healthy weight -- Advocacy for a healthier "built environment" -- A glimpse of the future -- Stories of three children -- Afterword -- Notes -- Web resources -- Indes.
Subject Obesity in children -- United States -- Popular works.
Obesity in children -- United States -- Prevention -- Popular works.
ISBN 1591023777 paperback alkaline paper
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