Prevention of overweight and obesity in children under the age of 6 years

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-570

  Olstad, Dana Lee ^a   McCargar, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical periods; Diet; Health; Lifestyle; Obesity; Overweight; Parents; Physical activity; Prevention; Young children

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SLEEP;

EID: 70349924094     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H09-016     Document Type: Review

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