Expanding Waistlines
Expanding Waistlines

Author: David Campos

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 9087902085

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Many health experts agree that childhood obesity is an epidemic in the modern world. In the United States alone, government data suggest that the number of overweight or obese children is nearly triple the number of 1980, and there are no signs that this incidence is decreasing. Information like this cannot be ignored or trivialized because excess weight can prove damaging to general wellness. Indeed, overweight or obese children and youth risk a wide range of medical complications. Extra pounds can also negatively impact their well-being, which can cause long-term mental health problems. In short, if the childhood obesity crisis is left forsaken, an unprecedented generation of youth will have a diminished quality of life. Expanding Waistlines is ideal for child advocates and youth-serving professionals who seek to learn more about childhood obesity. A prominent feature of Expanding Waistlines is that each chapter poses a series of questions relevant to school personnel, such as: • What can I do at my school and in my classroom? • How should I approach my students who are overweight or obese? • What are some key elements I should look for when evaluating a potential program? Specifically, the book explores the factors that contribute to obesity in society and the associated risks of excess weight on children and youth. Subsequent chapters discuss how to promote healthy eating practices and regular physical activity at school and home. The final chapters report on specific resources. Expanding Waistlines also features the latest demographic data, BMI calculations and classifications, recommended guidelines for health, Wellness Policy requirements, and food label information.

Fat China
Fat China

Author: Paul French

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0857289861

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'Fat China' provides an in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity and body image in China as urban lifestyles change and a sizeable middle class emerges. Rising obesity rates are examined in relationship to changing diets, modern lifestyles, investment from foreign fast food and supermarket retailers and urban planning. Crucial to this analysis is the likely effects on China's future development and already overburdened healthcare system.

The Evolution of Obesity
The Evolution of Obesity

Author: Michael L. Power

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2013-02

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 1421409607

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Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. Reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women; chronicle cultural differences in food procurement, preparation, and consumption; and consider the influence of sedentary occupations and lifestyles.

The End of Overeating
The End of Overeating

Author: David A. Kessler

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2010-09-14

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1605294578

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Uncovers the influences that have conditioned people to overeat, explaining how combinations of fat, sugar, and sa

Love Yourself
Love Yourself

Author: Rakhi Kapoor

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1649519400

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“Self-love is love for oneself. It enables an individual to feel complete and happy by themselves. The source of this treasure lies within a person.” This pandemic caused by the coronavirus has shaken up the mental health of most people. Everyone’s life is filled with challenges and obstacles. Everything seems to be spiralling out of control. We all have to bear our own cross, walk our own path and not let circumstances break us. What we can control is not allowing our minds to be crippled with fear. If you are at your lowest, if you are about to give up on yourself, if you are finding it hard to believe in yourself, pick up this book and go through this journey of discovering who you truly are. Make the journey with the author who travelled till the end, only to retrace her steps to come back stronger. As you heal and love yourself, you will love everything about your life. All the challenges, hurdles and obstacles will reveal the actual purpose of their occurrence. Only love will save you—the love for your own self first and, subsequently, the love for others. This book is dedicated to people who are dealing with a personal issue and trying to resolve it, fighting depression and trying to stay afloat in life. Master self-love. Learn the art of loving yourself.

Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers

Author: Michael Riera

Publisher: Celestial Arts

Published: 2011-07-27

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 030780299X

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This perennial bestseller (with more than 100,000 copies sold) has been completely revised and updated for a new generation of teenagers and their parents. Since its initial publication in 1995, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers has ushered countless families through the trying years of adolescence. In this fully revised and updated edition, Riera tackles some of the newest issues facing parents and teens, and gives a second look to the old standbys—alcohol and drugs, academics, sex and dating, sports and extracurriculars, eating disorders, making friends, single parenting, divorce, and more. Riera channels his unpatronizing approach and two decades of experience working with teens into this optimistic and indispensable book.

The Drive Home
The Drive Home

Author: Maureen Cochram

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1514498278

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Maureen Cochram and Clare Eacott share their experiences and innermost thoughts as they move on from their professional careers into retirement. This is their story about the emergence of a friendship and a journey shared. As they free themselves from years of routine, habits, and other peoples expectations, they discover the boundless possibilities of life after work. Retirement becomes the catalyst and the vehicle for some profound thinking about the meaning and purpose of life and how to gain fulfilment beyond career. Written with intimate and honest insights, The Drive Home is a candid account of their parallel and different journeys. As they come to terms with the life they left behind and the life they truly desire, they engage in a rare exchange of letters, emails, and personal journal entries over three years. They rediscover with creativity and joy, life on their own terms. This is not just a book about retirement. It is an intimate reflection of the experience of change and the choices we make at any stage of our lives.

Climate-Smart Food
Climate-Smart Food

Author: Dave Reay

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 3030182061

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This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring. Readers will encounter heat waves and hurricanes, wildfires and deadly toxins, as well as some truly climate-smart solutions. In every case there are responses that could cut emissions while boosting resilience and livelihoods. Ultimately we are all in this together, our decisions on what food we buy and how we consume it send life-changing ripples right through the global web that is our food supply. As we face a future of 10 billion mouths to feed in a rapidly changing climate, it’s time to get to know our farmers and herders, our vintners and fisherfolk, a whole lot better.

Cheat the Clock
Cheat the Clock

Author: Margaret Webb Pressler

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1615642889

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New scientific research reveals simple diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices that can slow the aging process, helping people look and feel younger. Award-winning, veteran Washington Post reporter Margaret Webb Pressler's husband Jim is one of those people who looks much younger than he is. After years of fielding questions about why Jim seems not to age, Pressler decided to find the answer. Her research into the work of some of the world's leading experts on aging and genetics reveal a new world of discoveries and advice about how the aging process works and what you can do to age less, feel better, and look younger. Virtually everything she uncovered dovetailed with habits that her husband had already established for himself. But beyond that, she found a tremendous amount of new research about how and why we age, the anti-aging properties of various foods, and the youth-retaining effects of certain behaviors. Cheat the Clock uses Jim Pressler as a jumping-off point to explain how the aging process begins at the cellular level and offers concrete advice that anyone can use to slow down aging. It turns out the proverbial "good genes" don't play as large a role as the experts once thought. That makes Jim's experience worth sharing; he is living proof that by making the right small changes in diet and lifestyle, and by following the science, anyone can make a big difference in how young they look and feel over many years. Margaret's eye-opening reporting does not suggest the program of a fitness buff or a nutrition fanatic. Rather, she offers minor tweaks in diet, exercise, lifestyle, and personal care that are painless to adopt and achievable for anyone, but which can have a big payoff over time. In Margaret's engaging style, Cheat the Clock shows the long-term rewards of gradually adopting easy new habits that focus on these crucial areas: exercise, anti-aging foods, antioxidants, sleep, stress, sex, aging (and anti-aging) behaviors, and more.

Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific
Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific

Author: Milton J. Lewis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1136211683

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Chronic diseases—cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes—are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking increase in the percentage of sickness in developing countries still grappling with the acute problems of infectious diseases. This "double disease burden" poses demanding questions concerning the organisation of health care, allocation of scarce resources and strategies for disease prevention, control and treatment; and it threatens not only improvement in health status but economic development in the many poorer countries of the Asia Pacific region. This book presents an historical account of the development of the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific, a region which has experienced great economic, social, demographic and political change. With in-depth analysis of more than fifteen countries, this volume examines the impact of the double disease burden on health care regimes, resource allocation, strategies for prevention and control on the wealthiest nations in the region, as well as the smallest Pacific islands. In doing so, the contributors to this book elaborate on the notion of the double disease burden as discussed by epidemiologists, and present real policy responses, whilst demonstrating how vital health is to economic development. Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific will be of great value to both scholars and policy makers in the fields of public health, the history of medicine, as well as to those with a wider interest in the Asia-Pacific region.