ISBN: 1590849485

Description: 104 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 100) and index.

Contents:

• Obesity: a growing epidemic
• The nuts and bolts of genetics
• The genetics of obesity
• Environmental factors and obesity
• The effect of socioeconomic status
• It's a simple question of nature vs. nurture, right?.

LCCN: 2004027579

Control Number: 354075

Series:

• Obesity (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Obesity : modern-day epidemic

Subjects:

• Obesity -- Genetic aspects -- Juvenile literature.
• Obesity -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.