Childhood Obesity: A Biobehavioral Perspective

Norman Kretchmer

CRC Press, Aug 31, 1990 - Medical - 218 pages

This volume highlights recent research findings which elucidate the biological and behavioral underpinnings of childhood obesity. The book is divided into four sections: Perspectives, Determinants, Prevention, and Treatment. Topics include the social and psychological factors that comprise the obese child's world; eating patterns early in life and their influence on adiposity later in development; two types of opoid peptides, their respective receptor sites, and the effects they produce when released; putative relationships between food preferences and obesity; relationships between inactivity and obesity; design and implementation of school-based programs to prevent obesity in school children; medical care to the obese child and family; metabolic factors of dieting; the role of parental and family influences in childhood obesity; and treatment intervention. The book is a must for advanced graduate students and practitioners in medicine and psychology dealing with child health. It is an invaluable reference for clinicians and researchers alike.

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Contents

• What is Obesity?: 3
• The Social and Psychological World of the Obese Child: 9
• Genetic and Familial Factors in Human Obesity: 31
• Does Early Eating Behavior Influence Later Adiposity? W Stewart Agras: 49
• Caloric Intake and Early Adiposity: 50
• Infant Feeding Behavior and Adiposity: 53
• Implications for Clinical Practice: 62
• Implications for Future Research: 63
• Stupefacient and Actifacient Opioids in Obese and Lean Children David L Margules: 67
• Overfeeding Releases Opioids that Promote Hibernation: 68
• Overactivity Releases Opioids that Promote Migration: 69
• A Natural Selector of Genes for Hibernation or Migration: 70
• Migrationlike Running May Involve Brain Delta Opioid Receptors: 71
• Future Research Directions: 72
• Summary: 73
• Measurements in Search of Meanings Paul Rozin I Introduction: 77
• Preference and Food Choice Some Parallels: 78
• The Nature of Human Food Preferences IV A Psychological Taxonomy of Potential Edibles: 79
• Mechanisms for the Acquisition of Food Preferences: 80
• Accounting for the Variance in Food Selection VII Linkages between Obesity and Food Preferences: 83
• Some Reasons for Skepticism IX Some Indications of Relations between Obesity and Food Preferences: 84
• Summary and Recommendations: 85
• Methodological Issues and Future Research Directions Robert C Klesges and Cindy L Hanson I Methodological Issues: 89
• Integration Issues: 102
• Recommendations for Future Research: 111
• Prevention Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity in Childhood: 121
• Debra G Clark and Steven N Blair I Literature Review: 122
• Current Studies: 128
• Conclusions: 135
• Recommendations: 136
• SchoolBased Programs to Prevent or Reduce Obesity: 143
• Approaches to the Clinical Evaluation of Obesity in Children: 161
• Surveillance for Clinical Improvement: 167
• Metabolic Aspects of Dieting: 173
• Fat Losses: 179
• Parenting Skills: 188
• Index: 217

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Childhood Obesity: A Biobehavioral Perspective; Telford Press Series
• Author: Norman Kretchmer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: CRC Press, 1990
• ISBN: 0936923059, 9780936923055
• Length: 218 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Nutrition; Medical / Pediatrics