Chapter 2. Measuring Up

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part 1. Measurement and Diagnosis
5. Chapter 1. How Big Is Normal? 21
6. Chapter 2. Measuring Up 41
7. Chapter 3. Sugar, Spice, Frogs, Snails 59
8. Chapter 4. Insides Made Easy 72
9. Part 2. Causes and Treatments
10. Chapter 5. Something Wrong Inside 87
11. Chapter 6. The Enduring Promise 100
12. Chapter 7. Feeling Fat 115
13. Chapter 8. Kalorie Kids 133
14. Part 3. Epidemic
15. Chapter 10. Bigger Bodies in a Broken World 173
16. Chapter 11. Fat Kids Go to Court 191
17. Conclusion 209
18. Notes Acknowledgments Index
19. Notes 219
20. Acknowledgments 295
21. Index 297