02716nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10520724 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120112s2011 dcuad sb 001 0 eng d 2011276583 0309210240 (pbk.) 9780309210249 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)776588014 n-us--- RJ399.C6 I57 2011eb Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Early childhood obesity prevention policies [electronic resource] / Leann L. Birch, Lynn Parker, and Annina Burns, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011. xii, 190 p. : ill. (some col.) "Early childhood obesity prevention policies." "Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies, Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children." Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Assessing risk for obesity in young children -- Physical activity -- Healthy eating -- Marketing and screen time -- Sleep -- Methods -- Emerging issues in early childhood obesity prevention. Reviews factors related to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and recommends policies that can alter children's environments so that they promote the maintenance of healthy weight. Because the first years of life are important to health and well-being throughout the life span, preventing obesity in infants and young children can contribute to reversing the epidemic of obesity in children and adults. The report recommends that health care providers make parents aware of their child's excess weight early on. It also suggests that parents and child care providers keep children active throughout the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and ensure children get adequate sleep. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Obesity in children United States Prevention. Electronic books. local Birch, Leann L. Burns, Annina Catherine. Parker, Lynn. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10520724 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 237834 237834