Complexity of Adolescent Obesity

<p>This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.</p><p></p><p>The research contained in this valuable compendium offers a much-needed perspective on one of the most dangerous health crises our world faces today: obesity. Obesity has become an epidemic a fact frequently discussed in the media with many references to both childhood and adult obesity. These discussions however overlook an important demographic: the adolescent who is obese or overweight. The authors offer critical insights into the forces and factors that result in the numerous metabolic and psychological consequences of adolescent obesity.</p><p></p><p>The book delves into the prevalence causes and correlates and implications and consequences of adolescent obesity and goes on to present considerations for future action. </p><p></p><p>The research covers many of the causes of adolescent obesity including increased consumption of high carbohydrate snacks; eating too much too fast and too frequently; eating high-fat cheap convenient and readily assessable foods; increased sedentary activities such as TV watching and video games accompanied by decreased physical activity; parents’ and schools’ lack of nutrition vigilance; and the commercial incentives to sell calorie-dense foods aggressively and relentlessly.</p><p></p><p>Edited by an eminent doctor and professor<b> The Complexity of Adolescent Obesity</b> is an easily accessible and well-organized volume that offers vital research context for policymakers educators medical providers and families. </p>