Early prevention of obesity

John J Reilly

Early prevention of obesity

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Abstract

An epidemic of pediatric obesity has affected most of the world in recent years, and the prevalence of obesity continues to increase.1 Preschool children and toddlers have not been immune from the epidemic. Obesity has adverse consequences, both in the short term (for the obese child), and in the longer term (for the adult who was obese as a child).2

Original language	English
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2006

Keywords

obesity
early prevention
children

UN SDGs

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Early prevention of obesity

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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