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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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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 |