Childhood Obesity in America : biography of an epidemic by Laura DawesCall Number: 618.92398 Daw
Publication Date: 2014-06-09
A century ago, a plump child was considered a healthy child. No longer. An overweight child is now known to be at risk for maladies ranging from asthma to cardiovascular disease, and obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Childhood Obesity in America traces the changes in diagnosis and treatment, as well as popular understanding, of the most serious public health problem facing American children today.