Pediatric obesity: prevention is better than care

Abstract Pediatric obesity is one of the most relevant health issues of the last century. Obesity-related short and long-term consequences are responsible of a large amount of economic cost. In addition, the different therapeutic strategies, such as lifestyle correction, drug, and bariatric surgery...

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Main Authors: Roberta Romanelli, Nicola Cecchi, Maria Grazia Carbone, Michele Dinardo, Giuseppina Gaudino, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00868-7