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“You Don’t Understand: He Needs That Bottle”

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In this chapter, we will explore a case involving an 18-month-old toddler with obesity and the significant socioeconomic barriers to healthy living for this child and his family. At the conclusion of the case discussion, learners will be able to define childhood obesity; discuss the epidemiology of childhood obesity; understand disparities in obesity by age, race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status within the context of the social determinants of health; identify the short- and long-term health consequences of childhood obesity; discuss the effects of discrimination on obese people; and outline treatment and prevention strategies for obesity.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Northwest Permanente, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, and Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA

    Lauren Hall Mutrie

  2. Pediatric Advocacy Clinic, The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Janet H. Goode

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  1. Center for Bioethics and Humanities and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

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  2. Departments of Pediatrics and Public Health and Preventive Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

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  3. Department of Interprofessionalism, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA

    Cynthia B. Morrow

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Mutrie, L.H., Goode, J.H. (2019). “You Don’t Understand: He Needs That Bottle”. In: Caruso Brown, A., Hobart, T., Morrow, C. (eds) Bioethics, Public Health, and the Social Sciences for the Medical Professions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03544-0_22

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