School Nutrition and Activity Impacts on Well-Being By: Areej Hassan Publisher: Apple Academic Press Print ISBN: 9781771881074, 1771881070 eText ISBN: 9781498721738, 1498721737 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2015 Format: PDF Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781498721738R90 This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. This insightful compendium provides valuable information and assesses the research foundations behind several school initiatives to help combat the epidemic of obesity in children and adolescents, particularly using interventions to increase physical activity. The book looks at the issue from three levels: first, the effects of unhealthy eating and lack of exercise on a number of health outcomes in children and adolescents; second, successful small- and large-scale school-based interventions; and finally, synt Download ebook: https://ouo.io/Oo7FVQ
