Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Knowledge-Centered Paradigm on the Promotion of Child Healthy Eating Behavior: A Plethora of Approaches
(Beatriz Pereira, Catarina Vilas, Abigail Leavitt, Cátia Silva, Pedro Rosário1 and Paula Magalhães – Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, et al.)
Chapter 2. Eating Behaviors in Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Family Context
(Cátia Silva, Daniela Rosendo, Paula Magalhães, Beatriz Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves, Eliza Rice and Pedro Rosário – Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, et al.)
Chapter 3. Identifying Disordered and Adaptive Eating Behaviors in Pediatric Obesity
(Sofia Marques Ramalho*, Sílvia Félix, Joana Pinheiro and Eva Conceição – Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Unit, Psychology Research Centre, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal)
Chapter 4. Gamification: Reflections on How it can be Used to Promote Children’s Healthy Eating Behavior
(Paula Magalhães, Hélder Oliveira, Camila Aguiar, Gabriela Figueiredo and Pedro Rosário – Escola de Psicologia, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal)
Chapter 5. Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among Emirati Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
(Alexander Woodman – School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Manchster, Manchester, UK)
Chapter 6. Physical Functional Performance Assessment in Children
(Shana Quraishi and Vandana Esht – M.M Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India)
Chapter 7. Indian Children and Physical Activity: Participation, Gender Differences and Health Benefits
(Vandana Esht and Sorabh Sharma – M. M. Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India, et al.)
Chapter 8. Children and Physical Activity: Pre-Participation Screening
(Vandana Esht – M. M. Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India)
Chapter 9. Normative Range of Lower Body Strength and Explosive Power among Children aged 8-14 Years in India
(Vandana Esht and Ajita Singh – M. M. Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India, et al.)
Index
