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What to Do about Childhood Obesity?

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  • Roohi Kharofa

    (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
    College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA)

  • Robert Siegel

    (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
    College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA)

  • Kristin Stackpole

    (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA)

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases led by cardiovascular disease are all, in part, consequences of obesity and are now the number one cause of mortality worldwide [...]

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  • Roohi Kharofa & Robert Siegel & Kristin Stackpole, 2019. "What to Do about Childhood Obesity?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-4, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:20:p:3902-:d:276511
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