Summarizing the latest scientific knowledge on obesity in children, this completely updated new edition focuses on the developmental aspects of obesity -- discussing in particular the influences and factors predisposing individuals to obesity from early periods of life. Drawing on basic research as well as recent epidemiological and clinical studies, this second edition gives special attention to obesity prevention in the context of developmental physiology, lifestyle modification, and dietary / physical activity approaches.

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life, Second Edition analyzes cutting-edge longitudinal and cross-sectional data on morphological, nutritional, and functional characteristics related to environmental factors to assess how the lifestyle choices we make when we re young deeply impact overall health and wellness throughout our lives.

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