2018-2019 Comprehensive Catalog

NUTRITION & FITNESS

UNDERSTANDING OBESITY

AS CHILDHOOD OBESITY BECOMES A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM EACH YEAR, YOUNG PEOPLE MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH KNOWLEDGE that could help themchange their own unhealthy habits and avoid a lifetime of chronic medical issues that come with being overweight or obese. his series helps readers T to truly understand the global issue of obesity. Each title in this series focuses on a different aspect of theobesity epidemic, from the health issues caused by excess weight to the dramatic consequences of our cultures obsession with body image.

Visually appealing and easy to read, this series provides useful and current information in an attractive format.

— VOYA

Series Consultant: Victor Garcia M.D., Director, Comprehensive Weight Management Center , Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Set ISBN .......... 978-1-4222-3056-5 Hardcover Set Price .......... $332.70 $249.50 (S&L) Hardcover List Price .............. 33.27 24.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ... 42.60 31.95 (S&L) Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 6 3 / 8 x 9 1 / 4 • 104 pages Grade Level: 7-12 10 VOLUME SET © 2015 Big Portions, Big Problems .........................-3057-2 Discrimination & Prejudice .........................-3058-9 Emotions & Eating .....................................-3059-6 Exercise for Fitness & Weight Loss .............-3060-2 Fast Food & the Obesity Epidemic ..............-3061-9 Health Issues Caused by Obesity ................-3062-6 Looking & Feeling Good in Your Body..........-3063-3 Nature & Nurture: The Causes of Obesity ....-3064-0 No Quick Fix: Fad Diets & Weight-Loss Miracles ..........................-3065-7 Surgery & Medicine for Weight Loss ...........-3066-4

…contains graphics that are appealing to the juvenile reader.

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— Children’s Literature

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In this well-written, easy-to-understand, timely, information-packed series, the problem of obesity is dis- cussed along with ways to curb this epidemic… Real-life scenarios, quotes, tables and graphs, vivid photographs, and important boxed notes keep interest all while surprising readers…This is an impressive series for young and old alike… Highly Recommended.

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