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Download full textAnderson, Patricia M.; Butcher, Kristin F. – Future of Children, 2006
The increase in childhood obesity over the past several decades, together with the associated health problems and costs, is raising grave concern among health care professionals, policy experts, children's advocates, and parents. Patricia Anderson and Kristin Butcher document trends in children's obesity and examine the possible underlying causes…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
