What causes obesity in children and adolescents?

• Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Nogueira- (Author), Virginia Resende Silva Weffort (Author), Fábio da V. Ued (Author), Ivan S. Ferraz (Author), Andrea A. Contini (Author), Edson Zangiacomi Martinez (Author), Luiz A. Del Ciampo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To present the different aspects that may be involved in the genesis and maintenance of obesity in children and adolescents. Data source: Narrative review of articles published in the PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google Scholar databases, using the search terms: overweight, obesity,...