Obesity in childhood: What's activity got to do with it?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 337-338

  Styne, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC RATE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL; ADOLESCENT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; LEISURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; TELEVISION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14544286482     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.81.2.337     Document Type: Editorial

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