Teens, health & obesity
Title:
Teens, health & obesity
Author:
Owens, Peter.
ISBN:
9781590848722
Publication Information:
Broomall, PA : Mason Crest Publishers, c2005.
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Summary
Summary
Experts agree that healthy eating habits and proper exercise should be an important part of a young adult's life. This book examines the causes of obesity, the pressures that young people face to look thin and attractive, and how lifestyle choices made during the teen years can have a great effect on adult health.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| Dire Health Warning | p. 9 |
| The Science of Weight and Metabolism | p. 15 |
| Unhealthy Eating Habits | p. 27 |
| Health Consequences of Overweight and Obesity | p. 45 |
| Body Image, Extreme Dieting, and the Media | p. 65 |
| Combating Obesity | p. 77 |
| Glossary | p. 102 |
| Internet Resources | p. 104 |
| Further Reading | p. 106 |
| Index | p. 107 |
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The Gallup Youth Survey
Teens, health, and obesity
The Gallup Youth Survey
SD_ILS:467071
English
2005
Owens, Peter.
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Eating disorders in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Teenagers -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Obesity.
Eating disorders.
Adolescence.
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022609.html
Owens, Peter.
Owens, Peter.
Obesity in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Eating disorders in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Teenagers -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Obesity.
Eating disorders.
Adolescence.
618.92 O
Obesity in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Eating disorders in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Teenagers -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Obesity.
Eating disorders.
Adolescence.
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Mason Crest Publishers,
Obesity in adolescence -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
2005
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022609.html
Teens, health & obesity
2005
Uses data from the Gallup Youth Survey and other sources to examine issues related to the causes of obesity in teens and its effect on adult health.
9781590848722
112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Broomall, PA : Mason Crest Publishers, c2005.
Uses data from the Gallup Youth Survey and other sources to examine issues related to the causes of obesity in teens and its effect on adult health.
The Gallup Youth Survey
Peter. Owens
Teens, health & obesity
Teens, health, and obesity
The Gallup Youth Survey
Non-Fiction
Young Adult
Eleanor Public Library
Book
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1001519319
618.92 O
Cabell
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