<p>Written by a leading researcher in the field of Nutrition who is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this book will introduce readers to the complexities of nutrition during the life cycle. It will show how dietary factors influence growth, maintenance, and repair throughout the life cycle. Provides a comprehensive understanding of developmental nutrition, including extensive material for those who want data and research, as well as practical information for those wanting a book for future reference. A logical organization starts with the fetal life and ends with the aged individual, while emphasizing the continuum of physiological changes that influence metabolic needs. For professionals working in the field of Nutrition.</p>

Developmental Nutrition

Kretchmer, Norman

Zimmerman, Michael

Medical Books

Allyn&Bacon

This volume highlights recent research findings which elucidate the biological and behavioral underpinnings of childhood obesity. The book is divided into four sections: Perspectives, Determinants, Prevention, and Treatment. Topics include the social and psychological factors that comprise the obese child's world; eating patterns early in life and their influence on adiposity later in development; two types of opoid peptides, their respective receptor sites, and the effects they produce when released; putative relationships between food preferences and obesity; relationships between inactivity and obesity; design and implementation of school-based programs to prevent obesity in school children; medical care to the obese child and family; metabolic factors of dieting; the role of parental and family influences in childhood obesity; and treatment intervention. The book is a must for advanced graduate students and practitioners in medicine and psychology dealing with child health. It is an invaluable reference for clinicians and researchers alike.

Childhood Obesity: A Biobehavioral Perspective

Lichstein, Kenneth L.

Grave, Gilman

Medicine

CRC-Press

<p>This volume highlights recent research findings which elucidate the biological and behavioral underpinnings of childhood obesity. The book is divided into four sections: Perspectives, Determinants, Prevention, and Treatment. Topics include the social and psychological factors that comprise the obese child's world; eating patterns early in life and their influence on adiposity later in development; two types of opoid peptides, their respective receptor sites, and the effects they produce when released; putative relationships between food preferences and obesity; relationships between inactivity and obesity; design and implementation of school-based programs to prevent obesity in school children; medical care to the obese child and family; metabolic factors of dieting; the role of parental and family influences in childhood obesity; and treatment intervention. The book is a must for advanced graduate students and practitioners in medicine and psychology dealing with child health. It is an invaluable reference for clinicians and researchers alike.</p>

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