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Overweight Prevalence and Trends for Children and Adolescents
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 1995 · Vol. 149(10) · pp. 1085–1085
Richard P. Troiano✉(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Abstract
Increasing overweight among youths implies a need to focus on primary prevention. Attempts to increase physical activity may provide a means to address this important public health problem.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth and Lifestyle StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessOverweightNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyPercentileMedicineBody mass indexDemographyPublic healthPopulationObesityEnvironmental health
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AdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNutrition SurveysObesityPopulation SurveillancePublic HealthUnited StatesBody Mass IndexPrevalenceAge Distribution
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