Childhood

Obesity

References

Online References

 

www.obesityresearch.org

www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_youth.shtml

www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_global_epidemic.shtml

www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_youth.shtml

www.mayoclinic.com

www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/causes.shtml

References in print

 

Anderson, P. M., Butcher, K. F. (2006). Childhood obesity: Trends and potential causes. Future of Children, 16(1), 19-45.

 

Astrup, A., & Toubro, S. (2004). Topiramate: A new potential pharmacological treatment for obesity. Obesity Research,12, 167S-174S.

 

Cohen, L., Yanovski, S. Z., Cox, C., Theim, K. R., Keil, M., Reynolds, J. C., & Yanovski, J. A. (2006). Pediatrics, 1203-1209.

 

Curhan, G. C., Willett, W. C., Spiegelman, D., Colditz, G. A., et al. (1996). Birth weight and adult hypertension and obesity in women. Circulation, 94, 1310-1315.

 

Deckelbaum, R. J., & Williams, C. L. (2001). Childhood obesity: The health issue. Obesity Research, 9, 239S-243S.

 

Dietz, W. H. & Gortmaker, S. L. (2001). Preventing obesity in children and adolescents. Annual Review of Public Health, 22, 337-353.

 

Epstein, L. H., Gordy, C. C., Raynor, H. A., Beddome, M., Kilanowski, & C. K., Paluch, R. (2001). Increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing fat and sugar intake in families at risk for childhood obesity. Obesity Research, 9, 171-178.

 

Epstein, L. H., Paluch, R. A., & Raynor, H. A. (2001). Sex differences in obese children and siblings in family-based obesity treatment. Obesity Research, 9, 746-753.

 

Fairburn, C.G., Doll, H.A., Welch, S.L., Hay, P.J., Davies, B.A., & O’Connor, M.E. (1998). Risk factors for binge eating disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 55, 425-432.

 

Fairburn, C.G., Stice, E., Cooper, Z., Doll, H.A., Norman, P.A., &O’Connor, M.E. (2003). Understanding persistence in bulimia nervosa: A 5-year naturalistic study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 71, No. 1, 103-109.

 

Goran, M. I. (2001). Metabolic precursors and effects of obesity in children: A decade of progress. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73, 158-171.

 

Graves, T., Meyers, A.W., & Clark, L. (1998). An evaluation of parental problem-solving training in the behavioral treatment of childhood obesity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 246-250.

 

Johnston, Francis E. (1985) Health implications of childhood obesity. Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 103,              No. 6 pt. 2, 1068-1072.

 

Jonides, L., Buschbacher, V., & Barlow, S. (2002). Management of child and adolescent obesity: Psychological, emotional, and behavioral assessment. Pediatrics, Vol. 110, No. 1, 215-221.

 

Latner, J.D. & Stankard, A.J. (2003) Getting worse: The stigmatization of obese children. Obesity Research,              Vol. 11, No. 3, 452-456.

 

Meyer, J.M., & Stunkard, A.J. (1994).  Twin studies of human obesity.  In C. Bouchard.  (Ed.) The Genetics of Obesity, (pp. 63-78).  Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press.

 

Mills, J. K., & Andrianopoulos, G. D. (1993). The relationship between childhood onset obesity and psychopathology in adulthood. The Journal of Psychology, Vol. 127, No. 5, 547-551.

 

Mustillo, S., Worthman, C., Alaattin, E., Keeler, G., Angold, A., & Costello, E.J. (2002). Obesity and psychiatric disorder: Developmental trajectories. Pediatrics, Vol. 111, No. 4, 851-859.

 

Pearce, M., Boergers, J., & Prinstein, M. (2002). Adolescent obesity, overt and relational peer victimization, and romantic relationships. Obesity Research, Vol. 10, No. 5, 386-393.

 

Robinson, T. (1999). Does television cause childhood obesity? Journal of American Medical Association, 282(16), 1561-1567.

 

Phelan, S., & Wadden, T. A. (2002) Combining behavioral and pharmacological treatments for obesity. Obesity Research, 10, 560-574.

 

Rierdan, J, & Koff, E. (1997). Weight, weight-related aspects of body image, and depression in early adolescent girls. Adolescence, Vol 32, No. 127, 615-624.

 

Saelens, B. E., Sallis, J. F., Wilfley, D. E., Patrick, K., Cella, J. A., & Buchta, R. (2002). Behavioral weight control for overweight adolescents initiated in primary care. Obesity Research, 10, 22-30.

 

Sorenson, T.I.A., Stunkard, A.J. (1994).  Overview of the adoption studies. In C.Bouchard. (Ed.) The Genetics of Obesity, (pp. 49-61).  Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press. 

 

Swallen, K.C., Reither, E.N., Haas, S.A., & Meier, A.M. (2005) Overweight, obesity, and health-related quality of life among adolescents: The national longitudinal study of adolescent health.  Pediatrics, Vol. 115, No. 2, 340-347.

 

Wing, R. (2003). Behavioral interventions for obesity: Recognizing our progress and future challenges. Obesity Research, 11, 3S-6S. 

 

Zeller, M. H., Saelens, B. E., Roehrig, H., Kirk, S., & Daniels, S.R. (2004) Psychological adjustment of obese youth presenting for weight management training. Obesity Research, Vol. 12, No. 10, 1576-1586.