Anthropometric evaluation of children aged between 3 and 9 years from the Canary Islands

Anthropometric evaluation of children aged between 3 and 9 years from the Canary Islands

Obesity was declared as a global epidemic, as it affected more and more countries worldwide. Recent evidence has shown that the rates of overweight/ obesity have reached wide-ranging proportions in children under the age of 5 years, making it one of the most serious global public health challenges...

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Main Authors: Cíntia Ferreira-Pêgo, Elizabeth Galván, Silvia Morales, Joaquim Fábregas, Yazmina Martín, Nelson Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ALIES - Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e do Ensino das Ciências da Saúde 2019-06-01
Series:Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (BBR)
Subjects:
obesity
overweight
children
canary island
spain
Online Access:http://www.alies.pt/BBR%20Editions/Vol-16-2-2019/Art1.pdf

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