Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with ‘best practice’ recommendations

A. T. Flynn, M.; A. McNeil, D.; Maloff, B.; Mutasingwa, D.; Wu, M.; Ford, C.; C. Tough, S.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-789x.2006.00242.x

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Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with ‘best practice’ recommendations

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M. A. T. Flynn

D. A. McNeil

B. Maloff

Abstract

Summary Childhood obesity is a global epidemic and rising trends in overweight and obesity are apparent in both developed and developing countries. Available estimates for the period between the 1980s and 1990s show the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased by a magnitude of two...

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