Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life
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Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life

  1. 430 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life

About this book

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life, Second Edition analyzes cutting-edge longitudinal and cross-sectional data on morphologica

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781420082357
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword to Second Edition
  4. Foreword to First Edition
  5. Acknowledgment
  6. Author
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction: First Steps to Optimal Health and Fitness throughout Life
  9. Chapter 2. Theoretical Considerations: What Can We Learn from the Natural and Experimental Models?
  10. Chapter 3. Nutrition of Pregnant Mothers and Their Children in Early Life: Human Studies
  11. Chapter 4. Growth and Somatic Development of Preschool Children
  12. Chapter 5. Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake in Early Life
  13. Chapter 6. Functional Development and Physical Activity during Childhood
  14. Chapter 7. Influence of Varying Nutrition and Environment on Somatic Development and Physical Fitness
  15. Chapter 8. Development of Obesity and Its Influence on the Functional Capacity of Children and Youth
  16. Chapter 9. Influence of Environmental Factors
  17. Chpater 10. Influence of Motor Stimulation, Physical Education, and Spontaneous Physical Activity
  18. Chapter 11. Criteria for the Evaluation of Morphological and Functional Development in Preschool Children: Recommendations
  19. Chapter 12. Summary of Experimental Results
  20. Chapter 13. Perspectives: Physical Activity, Early Prevention of Diseases, and Development of Positive Health
  21. Appendix 1: Body Posture
  22. Appendix 2: Step Test
  23. Appendix 3: Motor Performance
  24. Appendix 4: Sensomotor Tests
  25. References
  26. Index
  27. Back cover

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