Brennan, Virginia M, Shiriki K Kumanyika and Ruth Enid. Zambrana. Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions. New York: JHU Press, 2014.
In this book, Brennan, Kumanyika, and Zambrana (2014) provided detailed information regarding obesity. For that, he provided evidence-based directions to control the increasing issue of obesity among children. The audience of this book is children, parents, and teachers. This book has a diverse group of researchers who have explored different effective models and methods for obesity interventions in underserved communities. The author has provided a range of recommendations to policy makers, parents, and teachers to deal with this epidemic.
Hudson, Lee and Russell M. Viner. "Obesity in children and adolescents: New data help to shed light on scale of future disease burden." BMJ: British Medical Journal 345.7876 (2012): 8.
In this article, the authors mentioned the epidemic of obesity its causes and its prevention steps. The information in this book provided the causes of obesity and its effects on children and adolescents aged 5 to 15. The audience of the book is parents, children and healthcare professionals. With the help of deep research, it is mentioned that obesity is causing raise in blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and behavioral issues. Moreover, authors shed light on scale of future disease burden and long-term outcomes of today’s obese children and adolescents.
Voigt, Kristin, Stuart G Nicholls and Garrath. Williams. Childhood Obesity: Ethical and Policy Issues. New York: OUP USA, 2014.
As there are various ethical and policy issues raised by childhood obesity Voigt, Nicholls and Williams (2014) presented this book to highlight this matter. According to them, it is the parental responsibility to control the eating habit of children. Moreover, they mentioned that high-level marketing to children for unhealthy food and drinks is also a reason that attracts children to consume such unhealthy food. Moreover, lack of physical activities is also a major reason for childhood obesity. Therefore, in this book, there is criticism of governmental policies, parental role and marketing agencies strategies.
Warren, Jacob and K. Bryant. Smalley. Always the Fat Kid: The Truth About the Enduring Effects of Childhood Obesity. California: Macmillan, 2013.
In this book, Warren & K. Bryant (2013) highlighted the issues faced by an obese kid in this society. Moreover, importance to communicate the long-term effects to children and parents is also mentioned in this book. According to their research, physical, psychological, and social problems are a major part of overweight children that impact their life. Overweight is a issue that is causing emotional and psychological issues among obese children such as depression, low self-esteem and after being teased by classmates’ children face negative body image issues.
Works Cited
Brennan, Virginia M, Shiriki K Kumanyika and Ruth Enid. Zambrana. Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions. New York: JHU Press, 2014.
Hudson, Lee and Russell M. Viner. "Obesity in children and adolescents: New data help to shed light on scale of future disease burden." BMJ: British Medical Journal 345.7876 (2012): 8.
Warren, Jacob and K. Bryant. Smalley. Always the Fat Kid: The Truth About the Enduring Effects of Childhood Obesity. California: Macmillan, 2013.
Voigt, Kristin, Stuart G Nicholls and Garrath. Williams. Childhood Obesity: Ethical and Policy Issues. New York: OUP USA, 2014.
