Plateau in obesity and overweight in a cross sectional study of low, middle and high socioeconomic status schoolchildren between 2004 and 2009

Jennifer O’Dea (), Trang Nguyen Hoang and Michael Dibley

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 6, 663-667

Abstract: Obesity and overweight remain high, but the increase of earlier years has abated. Children from low SES schools and in younger age groups remained most at risk of obesity. Preventive measures, physical activity and nutrition interventions are needed. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Children; Obesity; Overweight; Socioeconomic status; Prevalence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0280-6

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