Chapter 1
Epidemiology of the Health and Economic Consequences of Pediatric Obesity ……………………….1
Alison E. Field
Chapter 2
Growth and Development ………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
Shumei S. Sun
Chapter 3
Influence of Ethnicity on Obesity-Related Factors in Children and Adolescents……………………..35
Dympna Gallagher, José R. Fernández, Paul B. Higgins, and Qing He
Chapter 4
An International Perspective on Pediatric Obesity ……………………………………………………………….53
Barry M. Popkin and Penny Gordon-Larsen
Chapter 5
Critical Periods for Abnormal Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents……………………………….67
Stephen R. Daniels
Chapter 6
Genetics of Childhood Obesity ………………………………………………………………………………………….79
Nancy F. Butte, Carlos A. Bacino, Shelley A. Cole, and Anthony G. Comuzzie
Chapter 7
Energy Expenditure and Body Composition Techniques ………………………………………………………97
Angelo Pietrobelli and David A. Fields
Chapter 8
Regulation of Body Weight: Energy Expenditure and Physical Activity……………………………….119
Margarita S. Treuth and Linda G. Bandini
Chapter 9
Endocrine Disorders Associated with Pediatric Obesity………………………………………………………135
Cong Ning and Jack A. Yanovski
Chapter 10
Physical Activity and Adiposity in Children and Adolescents ……………………………………………..157
Paule Barbeau, Bernard Gutin, and Melinda S. Sothern

Chapter 11
Puberty, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes ………………………………………………………………175
Barbara A. Gower and Sonia Caprio
Chapter 12
Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents……………………………………………………………..197
Martha L. Cruz
Chapter 13
Behavioral Aspects of Food Intake: Implications and Potential Targets for Overweight
Prevention………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………209
Tanja V.E. Kral, Meredith S. Dolan, Julia Kerns, and Myles S. Faith
Chapter 14
Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence ………………………………227
Donna Spruijt-Metz and Brian E. Saelens
Chapter 15
Influence of the Built Environment on Physical Activity and Obesity in Children
and Adolescents………………………………………………………………………………………………………………251
Penny Gordon-Larsen and Kim D. Reynolds
Chapter 16
Community-Level Influences and Interventions for Pediatric Obesity ………………………………….271
Leslie A. Lytle and Kathryn Schmitz
Chapter 17
Obesity Prevention in Schools………………………………………………………………………………………….291
Simone A. French and Mary Story
Chapter 18
Dietary Approaches for Obesity Treatment and Prevention in Children and Adolescents ……….311
Cara B. Ebbeling and David S. Ludwig
Chapter 19
Breastfeeding and Overweight………………………………………………………………………………………….333
Elsie M. Taveras and Matthew W. Gillman
Index …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….353

 

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