The association of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and inadequate physical activity with overweight and obesity in school-going children and adolescents in Pakistan

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-111

  Rizwan, Azra ^a   Akhter, Jaweed ^a   Jafar, Tazeen H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

BEVERAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LETTER; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHILD; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 78650805806     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.193383     Document Type: Letter

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