At what age do normal weight Canadian children become overweight adults? Differences according to sex and metric

• Principais autores: E. Barbour-Tuck (Autor), M. C. Erlandson (Autor), W. Johnson (Autor), N. Muhajarine (Autor), H. Foulds (Autor), A. D. G. Baxter-Jones (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity doubles between adolescence and young adulthood; however, the exact age, and appropriate metric to use to identify when overweight develops is still debated. Aim: To examine the age of onset of overweight by sex and four metrics: body mass index (...