Prevalence, etiological factors and the treatment of infant exogenous obesity

In the last few years, there has been considerable interest in the effects of excessive weight gain during childhood, due to the fact that the development of fat tissue in this period is a determinant of adult body composition. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of infant...

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Main Authors: Edio Luiz Petroski, Ludmila Dalben Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2003-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/4008/3405