Alarming trends in pediatric overweight in the United States

Lorrene Ritchie, Susan Ivey, Gail Woodward-Lopez and Patricia Crawford

International Journal of Public Health, 2003, vol. 48, issue 3, 168-177

Abstract: La prévalence croissante du surpoids pédiatrique aux Etats-Unis est une source d'accroissement du diabète, de maladies cardio-vasculaires et de nombreux autres problèmes de santé. De plus, les disparités de surpoids pédiatriques selon l'ethnie ou le niveau socio-économique ont probablement exacerbé les inégalités actuelles concernant les taux de maladies chroniques. Il est urgent de développer des stratégies et des programmes destinés à prévenir le surpoids chez les enfants. Copyright Birkhäuser-Verlag 2003

Keywords: Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Children; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-2054-2

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