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Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (Paperback, New)
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Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (Paperback, New)
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Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and
long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and
communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased
dramatically during the last three decades and, despite some
indications of a plateau in this growth, the numbers remain
stubbornly high. Efforts to prevent childhood obesity to date have
focused largely on school-aged children, with relatively little
attention to children under age 5. However, there is a growing
awareness that efforts to prevent childhood obesity must begin
before children ever enter the school system.
Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies reviews factors related
to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus
on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and
recommends policies that can alter children's environments to
promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years
of life are important to health and well-being throughout the life
span, preventing obesity in infants and young children can
contribute to reversing the epidemic of obesity in children and
adults. The book recommends that health care providers make parents
aware of their child's excess weight early. It also suggests that
parents and child care providers keep children active throughout
the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and
ensure children get adequate sleep.
In addition to providing comprehensive solutions to tackle the
problem of obesity in infants and young children, Early Childhood
Obesity Prevention Policies identifies potential actions that could
be taken to implement those recommendations. The recommendations
can inform the decisions of state and local child care regulators,
child care providers, health care providers, directors of federal
and local child care and nutrition programs, and government
officials at all levels.
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