255 Active Ghreline Levels in Childhood Obesity

obesity in childhood

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Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D

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Childhood Obesity in China

ABC of obesity. Childhood obesity.

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Childhood obesity.

Obesity has become a pandemic, with more than a billion people affected worldwide (1). Over the past 30 yr, the frequency of overweight children, defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85th percentile for age and sex, has tripled (2). More than 30% of children in the United States are overweight or obese (BMI 95th percentile) (3). Data from the International Obesity Task Force indi...