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      Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary

      Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention,Institute of Medicine

      Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or…

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      Challenges and Opportunities for Change in Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention

      Documents a body of evidence showing an association of television advertising with the adiposity of children and adolescents aged 2-18. This title notes the prevailing pattern that food and beverage…

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      Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention in June 2013 to examine income, race, and ethnicity, and how these…

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      Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary

      Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention,Institute of Medicine

      Both the United Kingdom and United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. Although many people are…

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      Alliances for Obesity Prevention: Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention

      Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and groups-not all of…

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      Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies

      Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children,Institute of Medicine

      Early childhood obesity prevention policies.

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      Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity

      The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today’s generation of children. Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood…

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      Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance

      Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth,National Academy of Sciences

      Given the trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking development - an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. This book explores the causes of…

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