A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health.(Brief article)(Book review)

A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health. American Acad. of Pediatrics. Aug. 2006. c.303p. ed. by Sandra G. Hassink, M.D. photogs. index. ISBN 158110-198-8 [ISBN 978-1-58110-198-0]. pap. $15.95. HEALTH

Childhood obesity is a serious problem: by some estimates, a quarter or more of American children between the ages of two and 18 is overweight. This research-based parent's guide to childhood obesity edited by Hassink (director, pediatric weight management clinic, Alfred I. DuPont Hosp. for Children, Wilmington, DE) explains …