Childhood obesity: Update on predisposing factors and prevention strategies

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-287

  Vos, Miriam B ^a   Welsh, Jean ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Added sugars; Caloric sweeteners; Children; Genetics; Obesity; Physical activity; Predisposing factors; Prevention

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SITTING;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77956264210     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-010-0116-1     Document Type: Review

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