Viewpoint article: Childhood obesity - Looking back over 50 years to begin to look forward

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-86

  Sabin, Matthew A ^a,b   Kao, Kung Ting ^a,b   Juonala, Markus ^d,e,f   Baur, Louise A ^c   Wake, Melissa ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine ^*  (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

children; history; obesity

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN;

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PACKAGING; HEART DISEASE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL MARKETING; WEIGHT CHANGE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HEALTH; HISTORY; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; GLOBAL HEALTH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930176291     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12819     Document Type: Review

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