Pediatric Obesity: It’s Time for Prevention Before Conception Can Maternal Obesity Program Pediatric Obesity?

Global increases in obesity have led public health experts to declare this disease a pandemic. Although prevalent in all ages, the dire consequences associated with maternal obesity have a pronounced impact on the long-term health of their children as a result of the intergenerational effects of dev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zach Ferraro, Kristi B. Adamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine: Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://www.la-press.com/pediatric-obesity-itrsquos-time-for-prevention-before-conception-can-m-a1163