Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern

• Main Authors: Adekunle Sanyaolu PhD (Author), Chuku Okorie MBBS, MPH (Author), Xiaohua Qi MD, PhD (Author), Jennifer Locke MD (Author), Saif Rehman MD (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: SAGE Publishing, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity. Obesity can affect all aspects of the children including their psychological as well as cardiovascular health; also, their overall physical health is a...