Overcoming Childhood Obesity

This book is a must for parents, educators, legislators, health care providers - anyone who is dealing with children and/or the obesity epidemic. The authors provide concise, timely, and practical information needed to deal with real-life situations. Throughout the stages of a child's life, parents are the ones most influential in the habits that are formed. This book provides ideas for menu planning and recipes for quick healthy meals and fun activities for busy families. The authors, also, give tips on contemporary food and nutrition issues such as eating disorders, food safety, kids and sports, healthy snacking, and vending machine choices. At the end of the book, the appendices include charts, a variety of food and activity pyramids, and Dietary Reference Intakes for macronutrients, minerals and vitamins. This book is easy to read and can be read either from beginning to end or according to a particular topic. For the sake of our children, our families, and our nation, we need to encourage everyone to shape up. We will all feel better and improve our performance. This book is a great tool to help families and professionals get a grip on this problem. It's time we give a conserted effort to OVERCOMING CHILDHOOD OBESITY.