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Direct linkLevy, Luba Zuk; Petty, Karen – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
There has been a worldwide increase in the prevalence of children who are obese that is rapidly reaching epidemic proportions. These obese children have associated significant co-morbidities. In the past 30 years the proportion of children in the United States who are obese or overweight has tripled; 15%, or approximately nine million, are obese.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Prevention, Physicians
