Targeting obesity to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes and other co-morbidities in African American youth: A review of the literature and recommendations for prevention

Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-319

  Nwobu, Chinyelu O ^a   Johnson, Carolyn C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Obesity; Prevention; Recommendations; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY HEALTH; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849045156     PISSN: 14791641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/dvdr.2007.058     Document Type: Review

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