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NUTRITION & FITNESS

UNDERSTANDING OBESITY

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

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

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

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 ¼ • 104 pages Grade Level: 7-12 10 VOLUME SET © 2015 Big Portions, Big Problems ............... -3057-2 -8840-5 Discrimination & Prejudice ............... -3058-9 -8841-2 Emotions & Eating ............................-3059-6 -8842-9 Exercise for Fitness & Weight Loss ... -3060-2 -8843-6 Fast Food & the Obesity Epidemic .... -3061-9 -8844-3 Health Issues Caused by Obesity ......-3062-6 -8845-0 Looking & Feeling Good in Your Body.... -3063-3 -8846-7 Nature & Nurture: The Causes of Obesity .....................................-3064-0 -8847-4 No Quick Fix: Fad Diets & Weight-Loss Miracles ...................... -3065-7 -8848-1 Surgery & Medicine for Weight Loss .... -3066-4 -8849-8 HBK ISBN E-ISBN

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…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 discussed 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. — Library Media Connection

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Series Consultant: Diane H. Hart, President, National Association for Health & Fitness; Founder/Director, Hart to Heart Fitness

6 VOLUME SET © 2015

Set ISBN ...........978-1-4222-3094-7 Hardcover Set Price ...........$167.58 Hardcover List Price ..............27.93 Multi-User eBook List Price ...35.93 Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 8 ½ x 11 • 48 pages Grade Level: 5–8

$125.70 (S&L) $20.95 (S&L) $26.95 (S&L)

Building a Healthy Diet with the 5 Food Groups ........-3095-4 -8786-6 My Daily Diet: Dairy ................................................. -3096-1 -8787-3 My Daily Diet: Fruits..................................................-3097-8 -8788-0 My Daily Diet: Grains.................................................-3098-5 -8789-7 My Daily Diet: Proteins .............................................-3099-2 -8790-3 My Daily Diet: Vegetables ........................................ -3100-5 -8791-0 HBK ISBN E-ISBN

This series gives young readers the health information and practical tools they need tomake better food decisions and eat a balanced diet that includes all five food groups.

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ED I TOR I AL KEY I CONS

” CreatedwithhelpfromaconsultantwhoisapediatricianandprofessoratHarvardMedical School,thisseriesprovidesathoroughoverviewofdi erentfoodgroups:wheretheycomefromand whatroletheyplayinouroverallhealth...Suggestedresearchprojectsarestrongandengaging… thechartsarephenomenal;oneshowshowmanyouncesofproteinpeopleneedatdi erentages, whileanotherliststheiron,carbohydrates,sugar,potassium,andothernutrientsfoundin20 di erentfruits…thisisaverysmart,readableseries. — School Library Journal

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