Control of body weight by eating behavior in children

• Main Authors: Modjtaba eZandian (Author), Cecilia eBergh (Author), Ioannis eIoakimidis (Author), Maryam eEsfandiari (Author), Julian eShield (Author), Stafford eLightman (Author), Michael eLeon (Author), Per eSodersten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diet, exercise, and pharmacological interventions have limited effects in counteracting the worldwide increase in pediatric body weight. Moreover, the promise that individualized drug design will work to induce weight loss appears to be exaggerated. We suggest that the reason for this limited succes...