Childhood Obesity Annotated Bib

English 100/009 Annotated bibliography- Child Obesity in the States Taras, H. , Potts-Datema, W. (2005) Obesity and student performance at school. Journal of School Health, 75, 291-295. Retrieved October 4, 2005 from EBSCO (8) This Journal talks about corpulency among school-aged children and academic outcomes. The authors reviewed published studies investigating obesity, school performance, and rank of student absenteeism. The book is recent (2005) so I feel that the information provided go away still be the similar to today.I feel this is relevant to my research as it proves that obesity rear cause problems in other important aspects of life. It also provides very satisfying facts that forget back my research very well. Okie, Susan. Fed Up Winning the War against Childhood Obesity. Washington, D. C Joseph Henry Press, 2005. Print. This book examines some of the factors contributing to childhood obesity, such as poor forage, lack of exercise, suburban sprawl, and TV, and prov ides advice on how parents can make positive changes. It primarily focuses on these issues within America.It covers a all-embracing variety of topics with the main topic of obesity, which I think I will find beneficial to my research as all these factors contribute. Dalton, Sharron. Our Overweight Children What Parents, Schools, and Communities Can Do to Control the Fatness Epidemic. Berkeley University of California Press, 2004. Print. This book looks at whats behind the statistics and diagnoses, and considers what can be done about the major health crisis threatening American children. Dalton begins with the basics what obesity is, what causes it, and why it matters.Integrating information from scientific and popular sources, she reviews current diet and exercise recommendations for healthy living, comparing these recommendations with everyday realities experienced by American families. I feel this book will be good for all popular understanding as it starts basic and then gets more in depth. I believe this will contribute well to my research as it covers a wide basis and focus on main points that could be causing this epidemic i. e parents. smith, J C. Understanding Childhood Obesity.Jackson University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Internet resource. Dr. J Clinton Smith tries to cover nearly every field of obesity research. The book deals with methods of control, the bodys physical and chemical makeup, prevention strategies, new treatments and behavior modifications and future research. Again, this will be very beneficial to my research but even more so as it focuses a lot on the psychological side of obesity, where as the others and focusing more on the food itself and the contributing factors. Hills, Andrew P, Neil A.King, and Nuala M. Byrne. Children, Obesity and Exercise Prevention, Treatment, and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity. London Routledge, 2007. Print. This book covers 3 major topics of obesity the prevention, treatment and the m anagement . Even though this not specifically for American children, I feel that it will still be beneficial as obesity is a global epidemic. I believe this will be a good aspect for my research as it covers how obesity in children can be prevented and I feel this is what America needs to know.