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  • Epidemiology & Prevention Across Europe

  • Society, Communication, Environment & Obesity

  • Growth Charts & Body Composition

  • Biology

  • Nutrition, Food Choices & Eating Behavior

  • Psychological Assessment & Disturbances

  • Clinics & Complications

  • Energy Expenditure & Physical Activity

  • Treatment

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  1. 1. World Health Organization Reference Curves

    Childhood overweight and obesity are major public health problems worldwide. Traditionally, a heavy child, and the concept “bigger is better” was widely accepted …

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  2. 2. Prevalence And Trends Across The World

    Although there are several different methods and approaches to the measurement of obesity and overweight in children, all the available surveys have one …

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  3. 3. The Adipose Organ: Implications For Prevention And Treatment Of Obesity

    Adipocytes are characterized by the abundance of cytoplasmic lipid droplets. White adipocytes show a unique large spherical …

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  4. 4. Risk Factors Of Childhood Obesity: Lessons From The European IDEFICS Study

    The prevalence of obesity in children is increasing in most regions of the world. Recent data indicate that this trend has …

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  5. 5. The Environment And Physical Activity

    Until recently, obesity research has mainly focused on biological and behavioral factors. However, there is growing agreement among researchers that the social …

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  1. 1. Risk Factors Of Childhood Obesity: Lessons From The European IDEFICS Study

    The prevalence of obesity in children is increasing in most regions of the world. Recent data indicate that this trend has …

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  2. 2. Prevalence And Trends Across The World

    Although there are several different methods and approaches to the measurement of obesity and overweight in children, all the available surveys have one …

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  3. 3. Obesity and Media

    The concept of mass media refers collectively to all media technologies, which are used for mass communication as well as to all social organisations which control these technologies …

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  4. 4. Sensitive Periods And Factors In The Early Formation Of Food Preferences

    Eating behavior is a complex, essentially learned activity critical for development and survival. It can be broken down into …

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  5. 5. The Environment And Physical Activity

    Until recently, obesity research has mainly focused on biological and behavioral factors. However, there is growing agreement among researchers that the social …

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