Temporal trends in overweight and obesity in Canada, 1981–1996
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Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada.
INTRODUCTION Excess weight is a key risk factor for chronic disease, and the systematic collection, analysis and reporting of key trends are important to surveillance of overweight and obesity. METHODS We used univariate analyses to calculate current prevalence estimates of excess weight among Canadian children and youth. RESULTS Almost 1 in 7 children and youth is obese. Rates vary based o...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Obesity
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0307-0565,1476-5497
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801923