Growth is universally used by health care professionals and caregivers to judge the physical condition of babies and children: poor growth in early life has a n

More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adole

Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabete

Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, this book is suitable for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interd

Over the past few decades, US business and industry have been transformed by the advances and redundancies produced by the knowledge economy. The workplace has