Childhood Obesity Is a Chronic Disease Demanding Specific Health Care - a Position Statement from the Childhood Obesity Task Force (COTF) of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)

Childhood Obesity Is a Chronic Disease Demanding Specific Health Care - a Position Statement from the Childhood Obesity Task Force (COTF) of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)

Childhood obesity is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. The EASO COTF is convinced that classifying obesity as a chronic disease in children and adolescents is a crucial step for increasing individual and societal awareness, and for improving early diagnosis and intervention....

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Main Authors: Nathalie J. Farpour-Lambert, Jennifer L. Baker, Maria Hassapidou, Jens Christian Holm, Paulina Nowicka, Grace O''Malley, Ram Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-10-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Obesity
Child
Adolescent
Non-communicable chronic disease
Morbidity
Classification
Treatment,
Policy
Health systems
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/441483

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