Adult Obesity

A Paediatric Challenge

Linda Voss, Terry Wilkin (Peninsula Medical School , Derriford, UK)

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CRC Press
19 June 2003

Dietetics & nutrition; Diabetes; Paediatric medicine

Last year, the National Audit Office reported that levels of obesity in the UK have tripled over the last 20 years. This makes the British among the fattest people in Europe, with levels approaching those in the US, where one person in every four is obese. What is increasingly clear is that the seeds of many of these adult diseases are sown in childhood. The prevention of adult obesity has thus become a major challenge for the pediatrician. What are the factors responsible for the development of obesity?

Do fat children become fat adults?

Can anything be done to halt the obesity epidemic?

This collection of essays, based on presentations made at a national symposium on obesity, is aimed at the generalist with an interest in managing obesity and its outcomes, whether general practitioner, community nurse, dietitian or hospital clinician. Its purpose is to highlight the causes

and consequences of obesity and to bring modern understanding to the treatment of a problem that is still heavily stigmatized. The authors offer a wide-ranging perspective of obesity as a global problem and explore its devastating metabolic, social and political impact.

Edited by: Linda Voss, Terry Wilkin (Peninsula Medical School , Derriford, UK)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9780415300155
ISBN 10: 0415300150
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 19 June 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

THE ISSUE. Obesity: A Global Problem. Over-nutrition or Under-activity? NATURE AND NURTURE. Do Our Genes Make Us Fat?. The Seeds Are Sown in Childhood. OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS. Social Inequalities and Obesity. Self-image and Self-perception. The View from Primary Care. THE CHALLENGE. Adult Obesity: A Pediatric Challenge.

Linda Voss, Terry Wilkin