Abstract
Obesity in the child and adolescent population is a growing problem. This article discusses the identification of obesity and overweight youth using body mass index and anthropometry and reviews literature to show the relationship between obesity and premature cardiovascular disease.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-171 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Pediatric Clinics of North America |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Cardiovascular
- Childhood
- Obesity
- Risk factors