Childhood Obesity in America

Childhood Obesity in America

Author: Laura Dawes

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2014-06-09

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0674281446

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Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Laura Dawes traces changes in diagnosis, treatment, and popular conceptions of the most serious health problem facing American children today, and makes the case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective public health policy.