This volume includes an overview of childhood obesity, including the health risks of the condition, a look at controversies surrounding childhood obesity, focusing on contributing factors, the effectiveness of anti-obesity programs, the role government should play, and whether bariatric surgery is appropriate for children, and personal stories of people dealing with childhood obesity, including a mother whose daughter is obese and a woman describing the bullying she experienced as an overweight child.
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