Childhood Obesity

Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches
Herausgeber: Goran, Michael I.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of childhood obesity and in strategies for prevention and treatment. This book presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life and the implications of this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of s

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 526
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 960g
• ISBN-13: 9781032097596
• ISBN-10: 1032097590
• Artikelnr.: 62150649

Autorenporträt

Michael I. Goran is a professor of preventive medicine and pediatrics at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is also the founding director of the USC Childhood Obesity Research Center and holds the Dr. Robert C and Veronica Atkins Endowed Chair in Childhood Obesity and Diabetes. In addition, he serves as co-director of the USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester in the UK. His work focuses on understanding the metabolic and nutritional factors linking obesity to increased disease risk during growth and development and using this information as a basis for developing interventions for prevention and risk reduction. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles and reviews and is the co-editor of the Handbook of Pediatric Obesity.