Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life

During the past decade since the first edition of this practical work was published, global prevalence of obesity has increased by epic proportions, and physical fitness levels have continued to decline. Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life, Second Edition analyzes cutting-edge longitudinal and cross-sectional data on morphologica

Professor Jana Parizkova, MD, PhD, DSc, is a senior scientist at the Centre for the Management of Obesity, Institute of Endocrinology in Prague, Czech Republic. Her main area of research is body composition and obesity with joined metabolic and clinical problems as related to actual diet, physical activity level, physical fitness, biochemical and hormonal characteristics, psychological traits, etc.

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.