Obesity a triple pandemic, the trillion dollar disease: Prevention is imperative

Obesity is a major global preventable condition. The prevalence in children and adolescents is high and increasing globally.It is associated with serious complications and very expensive morbidity. These include the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes which is more aggressive in children than in adu...

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Main Authors: Hilary Hoey, Edna Roche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Global Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667009724000095