Publisher's Synopsis
AM:STARs: Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews is the official publication of the AAP Section on Adolescent Health. Published 3 times per year, the journal offers adolescent medicine specialists and other primary care physicians who treat adolescent patients with state of the art information on all matters relating to adolescent health and wellness. This volume of articles focuses on nutrition, eating, and physical activity issues and concerns of adolescents and offers strategies for improving the nutritional health of young people, increasing physical activity, and preventing and treating weight-related disorders. In this issue, Nutrition and Physical Activity, topics include: The Intersection of Adolescent Development with Eating Behaviors and Physical ActivityFamilial Influences on Adolescent's Eating and Physical Activity BehaviorsThe Truth about Vitamin D and Adolescent Skeletal HealthImproving Diets and Eating Patterns of Children and AdolescentsPromoting Youth Physical Activity through Physical Education and After School ProgramsMedia Use and Sedentary Behavior in AdolescentsIntegrating Messages from the Eating Disorders Field in Obesity PreventionEmerging Adulthood: A Critical Age for Preventing Excess Weight GainAdvances in Methodologies for Assessing Dietary Intake and Physical Activity among AdolescentsAnd much more.