A Matter of Fat

Offers answers to common questions about obesity and overweight in children. The authors give the facts about body fat, good eating and healthy activities, and look at the risks, the definitions, and at what is 'normal' in a society obsessed with slimness, yet where people grow steadily fatter.

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Renowned nutritionist, Rosemary Stanton, and prominent exercise scientist, Andrew Hills, provide answers to common questions about obesity and overweight in children. They give the facts about body fat, good eating and healthy activities, and look at the risks, the definitions, and at what is normal' in a society obsessed with slimness, yet where people grow steadily fatter.