rnEr~bt \" l:~>r the first ti~llc il) the history of\" this country, young peo- ple arc less hcaltl~ ,1zlct less prepared to take their places ii1 society tl~a~ wcrc tl~cir parents.\" --. ,m o11,11 (2oz,,lissio11 oll Role c?1 &heel a,d Co,tmu,ir), i, l, lprot,i~(e, A dolescc, r Health, (TDC, 1990 =ittcc~ pcrcci~t of Alllcrican children are overweight--threc :inlcs as l~lal~V as ~>~llv 3() years ago--and another 15 percent arc It risk tbr ~crwci,qlt. They arc at risk f)r obesity and its associ- ltcd llcaltl~ probl~nl,,\" s as well as for related weight and eating ~roblci~s i~cluding catiilg disorders and dysfilnctional eating, lazardous vcight loss, size prQudice, body hatred, and severe ~utricllt dcficic~cies. I-Iox did wc get t~cre? The problem is extraordinarily con~plex. Wc I)ccd l-o ;tc~ back and consider the root causes ot this epidem- C alld \" ) qt~st)~ n tl~c prevailing wisdom. In the study of weight, many cic~tists have set out to prove their own certainties and failed to urn a~ objective eve on the results. Policy makers, hea!thcare >rovidcrs, a~d the ~ncdia have followed their lead, victimizing the \"cry people \he ~ccd their help. U~tdcrq,,,~ ,,~d ()l,cr~l,c(@t untangles this multiFaceted issue, xplori~)g tl~c roots of the problem and why past solutions have not vorkcd. ~Fl~c book advocates a~ approach that mnbraccs the whole im~ilv il~ sound physical, n~cntal, and elnotio~al health, l)arents are ssurcd that botl~ sn~aller a~d larger children are a ~ormal part of the ~t!~an spcctru~, a~d they can be healthy at tl~cir natural sizes. U~dcr,(~,c ,~t ()t,crtl c(@, brings parents a seven-step plan that ~clps thc~ realign priorities and cstal: hsh healtt~y non-diet lifestyles n thcil children s lives. It s a flexible plan that provides a sound 5u~dation for the child s long-term healthy weight. Witt~ this approach your child e~joys activity, eats normally vithout tear, builds self respect, and learns a. s~: tlX.cness and healthy epilog skills. ( rcati~g a nurturing environment in which children bcl good abot~t th~m. ctvcs\" s\" \" and~thcrs\" is one of a parents lnost ~porta~t tasks. All children deserve this. vii
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