| Description |
xxiv, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : first steps to optimal health and fitness throughout life -- Theoretical considerations : what can we learn from the natural and experimental models? -- Nutrition of pregnant mothers and their children in early life : human studies -- Growth and somatic development of preschool children -- Nutritional status and dietary intake in early life -- Functional development and physical activity during early childhood -- Influence of varying nutrition and environment on somatic development and physical fitness -- Development of obesity and its influence on the functional capacity of children and youth -- Influence of environmental factors -- Influence of motor stimulation, physical education, and spontaneous physical activity -- Criteria for the evaluation of morphological and functional development in preschool children : recommendations -- Summary of experimental results -- Perspectives : physical activity, early prevention of diseases, and development of positive health |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Children -- Nutrition.
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Child development.
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Exercise for children -- Health aspects.
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Preschool children -- Health and hygiene.
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Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Child Development.
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Child.
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| LC no. |
2009034138 |
| ISBN |
9781420082319 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1420082310 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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