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Childhood Obesity Determinants of Childhood Overweight

Autor(es): Albuquerque, Carlos cv logo 1 ; Pinheiro, V. cv logo 2 ; Aparício, Graça cv logo 3 ; Bonito, Jorge cv logo 4 ; Cunha, Madalena cv logo 5

Data: 2013

Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/9010

Origem: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora

Assunto(s): Childhood; Obesity; Childhood overweight


Descrição
Introduction The number of obese children has grown exponentially in the recent decades, which has been the subject of concern byseveral entities, health care and education. Thus we performed a framework, in theoretical terms, the concept of childhood obesity and its relationship with risk factors / protective, eating habits, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle, also recent studies with conclusions that are later confronted. Method Considering the issue under study, the participants in this study are children (n = 1424) born in the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, aged between 3 and 6 years enrolled in 2011–2012 school year in kindergartens districts of Viseu, Leiria, Évora and Vila Real - Portugal.
Tipo de Documento Artigo
Idioma Inglês
Editor(es) Martin, McKee; Walter, Ricciardi; Dineke, Paget
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