Childhood obesity and cardiovascular disease: The challenge ahead

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 432-433

  Whincup, Peter H ^a   Deanfield, John E ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24044554599     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0295     Document Type: Review

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