1. Baby Fat.
- Author
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Bernard, Sarah
- Subjects
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CHILDHOOD obesity , *METABOLIC disorders in children , *NUTRITION disorders in children , *OBESITY , *BODY weight , *METABOLIC disorders , *NUTRITION disorders , *CHILDREN - Abstract
Delves into the issue of obesity in children. Shift of view regarding baby fat from the signifier of growth and development to a potential harbinger of childhood weight problems; Discovery that almost half of the school-age children in New York are either overweight or obese; Anxieties of parents in New York regarding the obesity issue.
- Published
- 2004