Need for Early Interventions in the Prevention of Pediatric Overweight: A Review and Upcoming Directions

Childhood obesity is currently one of the most prevailing and challenging public health issues among industrialized countries and of international priority. The global prevalence of obesity poses such a serious concern that the World Health Organization (WHO) has described it as a “global epidemic....

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Main Authors: Anne M. Dattilo, Leann Birch, Nancy F. Krebs, Alan Lake, Elsie M. Taveras, Jose M. Saavedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/123023