Childhood obesity in developing countries: Epidemiology, determinants, and prevention

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-70

  Gupta, Nidhi ^a,b   Goel, Kashish ^b,c,e   Shah, Priyali ^c,d   Misra, Anoop ^d,f  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^c Diabetes Foundation India New Delhi   (India)

^d National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Disorders Foundation ^*  (India)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; METFORMIN; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD OBESITY; AFGHANISTAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARGENTINA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BHUTAN; BICYCLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CALORIC INTAKE; CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHILE; CHINA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EATING HABIT; EGYPT; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL OBESITY TASK FORCE; IRAN; KENYA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALAYSIA; MAURITIUS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MEXICO; NEPAL; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PAKISTAN; PERU; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL STRESS; SECULARISM; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SENEGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THAILAND; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WALKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84857845479     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/er.2010-0028     Document Type: Review

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