The weight of evidence suggests that soft drink are a major issue in childhood and adolescent obesity

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 263-264

  Gill, Timothy P ^a   Rangan, Anna M ^a   Webb, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH DISEASE; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33645465280     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00233.x     Document Type: Editorial

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