Prevalence and stabilizing trends in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in China, 2011-2015

• Main Authors: Jiguo Zhang (Author), Huijun Wang (Author), Zhihong Wang (Author), Wenwen Du (Author), Chang Su (Author), Ji Zhang (Author), Hongru Jiang (Author), Xiaofang Jia (Author), Feifei Huang (Author), Yifei Ouyang (Author), Yun Wang (Author), Bing Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in developed countries appears to be plateauing. The purpose of this study was to provide the most recent data on the prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents from 2011 to 2015. Metho...