Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Stacy LeBoeuf

HCS/465

November 18, 2013

Dr. Chad Moretz

Reinehr, T., & Wabitsch, M. (2011, February). Childhood Obesity. Current Opinion Lipidology, 22(1), 21-25. Retrieved from

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This is a peer reviewed article that states that childhood obesity is associated with premature death in adults. It focuses on genesis, prevention, and treatment. Even with childhood obesity improving every year, there are still concerns that prevention and treatments will remain open.

Yuca, S. A., Ed. (2012). Childhood obesity. InTech. Retrieved from

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This is a book that is not peer reviewed. It aims to provide an overview of the key trends in childhood obesity. Obesity is an illness that occurs due to a combination of genetic, environmental, psychosocial, metabolic and hormonal factors. The prevalence of obesity has shown a great rise both in adults and children in the last 30 years. It is known that one third of children who are obese in childhood and 80% of adolescents who are obese in their adolescent years continue to be obese later in life. Obesity is an important risk factor in serious illnesses such as heart disease, hyperlipidemia,...