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Always the fat kid, the truth about the enduring effects of childhood obesity, Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley

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Always the fat kid

Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley

the truth about the enduring effects of childhood obesity

Childhood obesity across the world is having massive effects on a whole generation. But while debates continue over the content of school lunches and the dangers of fast food, we are just beginning to recognise the full extent of the long-term physical, psychological, and social problems that overweight children will endure throughout their lives

Introduction -- The battle of the bulge : by numbers -- Obesity is a behavior, part one : oodles of calories -- Obesity is a behavior, part two : get moving -- It's not just a little baby fat : physical impact in childhood -- Once fat, always fat : physical impact in adulthood -- Fat brain : mental health impact in childhood -- In a fat state of mind : mental health impact in adulthood -- Does this make me look fat? : body image -- Fat personality : social impact -- I love you, I hate you : relationship with food -- Interlude : the result : the fat kid syndrome -- What can we do? -- Where do we go from here? : resource guide

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