Obesity in childhood and adolescence has reached epidemic proportions in all industrialized countries around the world. Its impact on individual lives as well a

This open access book examines health trajectories and health transitions at different stages of the life course, including childhood, adulthood and later life.

Despite adults’ best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertens

This volume reviews recent findings on the physiological, genetic, environmental and behavioural factors that predispose children and adolescents to obesity and

This updated edition of the groundbreaking first edition identifies changes in U.S. children and adolescents' obesity levels within the past decade, examining f