Incidence of childhood overweight and obesity and its association with weight-related attitudes and behaviors in China: a national longitudinal study

Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. We aimed to investigate the incidence of overweight/obesity among Chinese children; and prospectively examine the associations of weight-change intention with risk of overweight/obesity and behavioral changes in initially norm...

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Main Authors: Li Cai, Meixia Dai, Lizi Lin, Wenhan Yang, Yajun Chen, Jun Ma, Jin Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-018-0737-6