Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Childhood Obesity

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Sevil Ari Yuca
Sevil Ari Yuca

İstinye University

Published28 March 2012

Doi10.5772/1151

ISBN978-953-51-0374-5

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6924-6

Copyright year2012

Number of pages250

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2. Early Infant Feeding Influences and Weight of Children

By Elizabeth Reifsnider and Elnora Mendias

3,096
3. Can Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

By Laurie Twells, Leigh Anne Newhook and Valerie Ludlow

3,384
5. Critical Periods for the Development of Obesity

By C. Campoy, T. Anjos and E. Martín-Bautista

2,823
6. Childhood Inmigration and Obesity - An Emerging Problem

By I. Díez López and M. Carranza Ferrer

1,641
7. Comorbidities of Childhood Obesity

By Ambar Banerjee and Dara P. Schuster

3,051
8. Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors in Childhood Obesity

By Fernando L. Vazquez and Angela Torres

4,009
11. "Jugando a Ganar Salud" ("Playing to Gain Health"): A Summer-Vacation Physical Activity and Correct Eating Workshop for School-Aged Children - A Pilot Study

By Karime Haua-Navarro, Luz Irene Moreno-Landa, Marcela Pérez-Rodríguez, Guillermo Meléndez and Ana Bertha Pérez-Lizaur

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