FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Extent and Consequences of Childhood Obesity -- 3 Developing an Action Plan -- 4 A National Public Health Priority -- 5 Industry, Advertising, Media, and Public Education -- 6 Local Communities -- 7 Schools -- 8 Home -- 9 Confronting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic -- Appendixes -- A Acronyms -- B Glossary -- C Literature Review -- D Lessons Learned from Public Health Efforts and Their Relevance to Preventing Childhood Obesity -- E Workshop Programs -- F Biographical Sketches -- Index.