REASONS FOR THE RISE IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- PITTAWAY, MARY,
- Source
- Exceptional Parent; Feb2022, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p26-29, 4p
- Subject
- Home environment
Well-being
Regulation of body weight
Childhood obesity
Nutrition
Diet
Ingestion
Physical activity
Food preferences
Waist circumference
Television
Natural foods
- Language
- ISSN
- 00469157
The article discusses the prevalence and factors that contribute to obesity in children with special needs. Topics explored include the risk for obesity in children with intellectual or learning disabilities, the challenges being faced by people with disabilities with regard to weight control, and the eating behaviors and food habits which tend to lead to childhood obesity.