Nutrition Education in the K-12 Curriculum: The Role of National Standards: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, and Families Board on Children, Youth

The childhood obesity epidemic and related health consequences are urgent public health problems. Approximately one-third of America's young people are overweight or obese. Health problems once seen overwhelmingly in adults, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, are increasingly appearing in youth. Though the health of Americans has improved in many broad areas for decades, increases in obesity could erode these and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309287197
• ISBN13: 9780309287197
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"