Youth overweight/obesity and its relationship with cardiovascular disease and parental risk factors

ABSTRACT Objective The prevalence of overweight and obesity is gradually increasing in both developed and developing countries. Obesity, for instance, can present multifactorial causes that interact with each other. Among the important factors, parental obesity plays a prominent role in the onset...

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Main Authors: Martina Francesquet, Priscila Tatiana da Silva, Letícia de Borba Schneiders, João Francisco de Castro da Silveira, Silvana Silveira Soares, Debora Tornquist, Cézane Priscila Reuter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972019005006107&lng=en&tlng=en