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The Pediatric Obesity Epidemic Continues Unabated in Bogalusa, Louisiana

OBJECTIVES: To examine 35-year trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents from Bogalusa, LA. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Height and weight were measured for 11,653 children and adolescents between 5 and 17 years of age in 8 cross-sectional surveys. The Bogalusa Heart...

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Main Authors: Broyles, Stephanie, Katzmarzyk, Peter T., Srinivasan, Sathanur R., Chen, Wei, Bouchard, Claude, Freedman, David S., Berenson, Gerald S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023706/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368311
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-2748
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