Childhood Obesity: The Health Issue

Overweight and obesity in children is epidemic in North America and internationally. Approximately 22 million children under 5 years of age are overweight across the world. In the United States, the number of overweight children and adolescents has doubled in the last two to three decades, and simil...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2001-11, Vol.9 (S11), p.239S-243S
Main Authors: Deckelbaum, Richard J., Williams, Christine L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescent obesity
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology
disease prevalence
disease prevention
Humans
Hyperlipidemias - etiology
Hypertension - etiology
obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Obesity - therapy
obesity comorbidity
pediatric obesity
risk factors
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