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The Future of Children examines the causes and consequences of increasing rates of obesity and overweight among children. In addition, it reviews specific policies and programs aimed at reducing obesity and overweight and the related health problems that result.
Contents include:
Introducing the Issue
Christina Paxson and
Elisabeth Donahue (Princeton University), and
C. Tracy Orleans (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) and
Jeanne Ann Grisso (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
Childhood Obesity: Trends and Potential Causes
Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College) and
Kristin F. Butcher (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
The Consequences of Childhood Overweight and Obesity
Stephen R. Daniels (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Markets and Childhood Obesity Policy
John Cawley (Cornell University)
The Role of Built Environments in Physical Activity, Eating, and Obesity in Childhood
James F. Sallis (San Diego State University and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) and
Karen Glanz (Emory University)
The Role of Schools in Obesity Prevention
Mary Story and
Karen Kaphingst (University of Minnesota and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), and
Simone French (University of Minnesota).
The Role of Child Care Settings in Obesity Prevention
Mary Story,
Karen Kaphingst, and
Simone French
The Role of Parents in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Ana C. Lindsay,
Juhee Kim, and
Steven Gortmaker (Harvard School of Public Health), and
Katarina M. Sussner (Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
Targeting Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Populations
Shiriki Kumanyika and
Sonya Grier (University of Pennsylvania)
Treating Childhood Obesity and Associated Medical Conditions
Sonia Caprio (Yale University School of Medicine)