Childhood overweight and obesity: Introduction into epidemiology and prevention strategies

Current Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-199

  Muckelbauer, Rebecca ^a   Kalhoff, Hermann ^b   Müller Nordhorn, Jacqueline ^a   Kersting, Mathilde ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Paediatric Clinic   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral prevention; Children; Environmental prevention; Obesity; Obesogenic environment; Overweight; Prevention; Risk groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CYCLING; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLUID INTAKE; FRUIT; FUNDING; GARDENING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LAW; MARKETING; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POLITICS; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION VIEWING; VEGETABLE; WALKING;

EID: 80054739264     PISSN: 15734013     EISSN: 15734013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340111797264822     Document Type: Article

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