Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: The South African problem

Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are on the increase worldwide.Overweight and obesity increase the risk for the development of non-communicable diseases during childhood and adolescence, and predispose the individual to the development of overweight, obesity,ardiovascular disease,...

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Main Authors:	Hermanus Rossouw, Catharina Grant, Margaretha Viljoen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academy of Science of South Africa 2012-05-01
Series:	South African Journal of Science
Subjects:	BMI overweight obesity children adolescents
Online Access:	http://192.168.0.108/index.php/sajs/article/view/9707