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Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Focus on Communities - Brief Summary: Institute of Medicine Regional Symposium
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Artikel-Nr:
9780309101400
Veröffentl:
2006
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.02.2006
Seiten:
36
Autor:
National Academies
Gewicht:
68 g
Format:
224x152x3 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In collaboration with the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 6-7, 2005, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta Georgia, Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
The nation faces a growing epidemic of childhood obesity that threatens the immediate health of our children and their prospects of growing up healthy into adulthood. During the past 30 years, obesity in the United States has more than doubled among young children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled among youth aged 6-11 years. Currently, more than 9 million children 6 years of age and older are considered to be obese. The sequelae of obesity among children and youth are also rapidly increasing, including an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, asthma, and social and psychological consequences including low self-esteem and depression.