Psychosocial perspectives and the issue of prevention in childhood obesity

A dramatic increase in childhood overweight/obesity has been recognized globally over the past 50 years. This observed increase may reflect genetic, as well as psychological, environmental, and socio-cultural influences. In the first part of this review we present an updated summary of the psychosoc...

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Main Authors: Daniel eStein, Sarah L Weinberger-Litman, Yael eLatzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00104/full