Childhood Obesity

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Childhood obesity is a disorder of energy balance - the balance between the amount of energy taken in (in the form of food) and the amount of energy the body burns.  It is becoming the most serious nutritional disorder in children in the Western Hemisphere.  Although the basic mechanisms underlying childhood obesity are not clear, both genetic and environmental factors are implicated.   Successful weight reduction requires long-term lifestyle changes in food selection, exercise, and attitude.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides

      Guidelines for childhood obesity prevention programs: promoting healthy weight in children. Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior.  2003 Jan/Feb; 35(1):1-4. 

       Krebs NR and MS Jacobson; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition.  Prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity. Pediatrics. 2003 Aug;112(2):424-30.

       US Preventive Services Task Force.  Screening and interventions for overweight in children and adolescents:  recommendation statement. Pediatrics. 2005 Jul;116(1):205-9.

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

        American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Nutrition. Pediatric nutrition handbook, 4th ed.
                      WS 115 P423 1998

        Bray, George A., et al (eds.). Handbook of obesity. (2nd edition)
                      WD 210 H266 2004

        Cassell, Dana K. and David H. Gleaves. Encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders.2nd. ed.
                      WD 210 C277 2000

        Eckel, Robert H. (ed.)  Obesity : mechanisms and clinical management.
                      WD 210 125 2003

        Parizkova, Jana and Andrew P. Hills. Childhood obesity: prevention and treatment.
                      WD 210 P274 2001

        Samour, Patricia Q., et al (eds.). Handbook of pediatric nutrition, 3d ed.
                      WS 115 H262 2005

        Wadden, Thomas A. and Albert J. Stunkard.  Handbook of obesity treatment.  
                       WD 210 O237 2002

Selected textbooks

Bjorntorp, Per (ed.). International textbook of obesity.
            WD 210 I673 2001

Burniat, Walter, et al (eds).  Child and adolescent obesity : causes and consequences, prevention and management.
            WD 210 C544 2002

Kopelman, Peter G., Ian D. Caterson, and William H. Dietz (eds.).  Clinical obesity in adults and children.  2d ed.
            WD 210 C446 2005

Thompson, J. Kevin and Linda Smolak (eds.). Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth:  assessment, prevention and treatment.
            WS 130 B629 2001

Walker, W. Allan and John B. Watkins (eds.). Nutrition in pediatrics: basic science and clinical applications, 2nd ed.
            WS 115 N85i 1996

More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings:	Obesity - In Infancy & Childhood
	Obesity - Therapy
	Child Nutrition Physiology
	Adolescent Nutrition Physiology
	Infant Nutrition Physiology
	Diet - In Infancy & Childhood
	Nutrition Disorders - In Infancy & Childhood
	Eating Disorders

Selected journals

American journal of clinical nutrition (e-journal)
American journal of epidemiology (e-journal)
Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine (e-journal)
Health psychology (e-journal)
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders
Journal of nutrition (e-journal)
Journal of pediatrics (e-journal)
Pediatrics (e-journal)
Psychological reports

More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog for:

Suggested subject headings:	Diet - Periodicals
	Nutrition - Periodicals
	Obesity - Periodicals
	Health - Periodicals
	Epidemiology - Periodicals
	Pediatrics - Periodicals
	Psychology - Periodicals
	Public Health - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

PubMed    On-Campus / Off-Campus

Suggested subject headings:	Obesity
	Child Nutrition Physiology
	Adolescent Nutrition Physiology
	Infant Nutrition Physiology
	Diet
	Body Weight
	Eating Disorders
	Nutrition Disorders

 

Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature and CINAHL   On-Campus   / Off-Campus

Suggested subject headings :	Obesity
	Child Nutrition
	Energy Metabolism
	Food Habits
	Eating Behavior
	Nutritional Status
	Weight Control
	Skinfold Thickness

Psychological Abstracts and  PsycINFO  On-Campus   / Off-Campus

Suggested  subject headings:	Obesity
	Body Weight
	Eating Disorders
	Nutrition
	Genetics
	Physical Fitness
	Psychosocial Development
	Weight Control

          

Selected journal articles

        Burdette, HL, et al.  A national study of neighborhood safety, outdoor play, television viewing, and obesity in preschool children.
                Pediatrics 2005 Sep; 116(3):657-62.

        Daniels SR, et al.:  AHA Scientific Statement, Overweight in children and adolescents : pathophysiology, consequences,
                prevention, and treatment.  Circulation 2005 Apr 19; 111(15):1999-2012.

        Davis, SP, et al.:  Assessing cardiovascular risk in children: the Jackson, Mississippi CRRIC Study. Journal of Cultural Diversity. 
                2002 Fall; 9(3):67-72.

        Kimm SY, et al. Childhood obesity: a new pandemic of the new millennium.  Pediatrics. 2002 Nov; 110(5):1003-7.

        Ogden, CL, et al.:   Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2004.   JAMA  2006 Apr 4; 295(13):1549-5.

        Speiser, PW, et al.:  Childhood obesity.  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2005 Mar;90(3):1871-87.

        Trent M. Adolescent obesity: identifying a new group of at-risk youth. Pediatric Annals. 2002 Sep; 31(9):559-64.

More reference sources

          Bouchard, Claude (ed.).  Physical activity and obesity.
                   WD 210 P397 2000

          Herrin, Marcia.  Nutrition counseling in the treatment of eating disorders.
                   WM 195 H477 2003

          Hofbauer, Karl G., Ulrich Keller, and Olivier Boss.  Pharmacotherapy of obesity : options and alternatives.
                   WD 210 P327 2004

          Lifschitz, Carlos H.(ed.).  Pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition in clinical practice.
                   WS 310 P425 2002

St. Jeor, Sachiko T., (ed.). Obesity assessment:  tools, methods, interpretations.
           WD 210 O132 1997

Specialized sources

         Nestle Nutrition workshop series. Check Rowland Medical Library Catalog for call numbers.

         Overweight & obesity.
               AUDIOVISUALS WD 212 O937 1996

Department of Pediatrics  601-984-5250
           University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
           J. Clinton Smith, MD, MPH http://www.library.umc.edu/csmith@ped.umsmed.edu

           School of Nursing  601-815-4010
                   University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
                   Sheila P. Davis, PhD, RN http://www.library.umc.edu/sdavisl@son.umsmed.edu

Selected electronic sources

                    Helping Your Overweight Child
                            http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm

                    Kidsource Online. Childhood Obesity.
                            http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/obesity.html

                    Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List
                            http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/childhoodobesity.html

                    Nutrition for Kids
                            http://www.nutritionforkids.com/

                    Overweight Children: How to Help Your Child.
                            http://www.northernsites.com/Overweight_Children/

Author: Ardis Haaland  Rev. 2006, 2007  Susan Clark
Copyright 1999, Rev. 2001, 2003 Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson