Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity

<p>Section I: Epidemiology and Prevalence<br>1. Children Obesity: From a Pediatrician’s Viewpoint<br>2. Salient Features on Children Obesity from the Viewpoint of Nutritionists<br>3. Pathways Leading to Childhood Obesity<br>4. The Measurement and Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity<br>5. Good Enough Parenting, Self-Regulation and the Management of Weight-Related Problems<br>6. Nursing Perspective on Childhood Obesity<br>7. Childhood Obesity: From an Exercise Physiologists’ Viewpoint<br>8. Childhood Body Mass Index as an Indicator of Adult Cardiovascular Risk Factors<br>9. Contemporary Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Patterns in US Childhood Obesity<br>10. Prediabetes among obese youth<br>11. Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: An Emerging Epidemic Among Obese Youth<br>12. Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in US Youth</p> <p>Section II: Pathophysiology<br>13. Emerging pathways to Child Obesity starts from the Mothers’ Womb: A Prospective View<br>14. The Social, Cultural and Familial Contexts Contributing to Childhood Obesity<br>15. Cardiovascular Risk Clustering in Obese Children<br>16. A Link between Maternal and Childhood Obesity<br>17. Is prenatal exposure to maternal obesity linked to child mental health?<br>18. Sleep and the Epidemic of Obesity in Children<br>20. Cellular remodeling during the growth of the adipose tissue, Coralie Sengenès<br>21. Children Obesity, Glucose Tolerance, Ghrelin and Prader Willi Syndrome<br>22. Insulin Resistance in Pediatric Obesity – Physiological Effects and Possible Diet Treatment<br>23. Role of Fatty Liver Disease in Childhood Obesity</p> <p>Section III: Psychological and Behavioral Factors <br>24. An Overview of Psychological Symptoms in Obese Children<br>25. Childhood obesity: Depression, anxiety and recommended therapeutic strategies<br>26. The Emotional Impact of Obesity on Children<br>27. Psychiatric Illness, Psychotropic Medication and Childhood Obesity<br>28. Childhood Obesity: Public Health Impact and Policy Responses<br>29. Childhood Obesity and Juvenile Diabetes<br>30. Childhood Obesity, Type II Diabetes and Bone Health</p> <p>Section V: Prevention and Treatment          <br>31. A Community-Level Perspective for Childhood Obesity Prevention<br>32. Neuro-cognition, Self-regulation, and Obesity<br>33. Combining Nutrition Education, Foodservice (Feeding Programs), and Physical Activity Obesity Prevention Interventions for Children: Significant Improvements in the Health and Academic Achievement of Young Children<br>34. Nutrigenomics based Prevention for the Obesity in Korean Children<br>35. School-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Curriculum in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity<br>36. School-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions Show Promising Improvements in the Health and Academic Achievements among Ethnically-Diverse Young Children<br>37. School and Community-Based Physical Education and Healthy Active Living Programs: Holistic Practices in Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States<br>38. Schools as *Laboratories* for Obesity Prevention: Proven Effective Models<br>39. Fitness and Fatness in Childhood Obesity: Implications of Physical Activity<br>40. Pharmacotherapy in Childhood Obesity,<br>41. Beverage Interventions to Prevent Child Obesity<br>42. Psychotherapy as an Intervention for Child Obesity<br>43. Childhood obesity: Psychological correlates and recommended therapeutic strategies<br>44. The Role of Arginine for Treating Obese Youth<br>45. Prevention of Child Obesity by Natural Products</p> <p>Section VI: Commentary and Recommendations<br>46. The Role of United States’ Law to Prevent and Control Childhood Obesity<br>47. Childhood Obesity as an Amplifier of Societal Inequality in the United States<br>48. Child Obesity, Food Choice and Market Influence<br>49. The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity<br>50. Evaluation and Management of Childhood Obesity in Primary Care Settings<br>51. The Future Directions of Children Obesity and Clinical Management</p>