Acknowledgements

Many thanks to those who assisted in editing and supporting the writing of this text.  Special thanks to Judge Morris S. Arnold and Ethel Simpson for reviewing and providing editorial assistance.  Special thanks as well for the support provided during preparation of this manuscript made possible by the Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P20GM109096 (Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, PI: Weber).