Implementing behaviour change for healthier lifestyles in obese children
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Implementing behaviour change for healthier lifestyles in obese children
Obesity is a major public health issue, the scale and consequences of which suggest the need for comprehensive action. It would appear that there is an imbalance between the investment in primary prevention and in secondary prevention in the form of obesity treatment. It is possible that this imbalance has contributed to our lack of progress in treating obese children effectively and at scale. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrition Bulletin
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1471-9827
DOI: 10.1111/nbu.12006