Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8809601 | International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Overweight or obese children, as well as abdominal obesity were more prevalent in 2015 than in preceding decades. This is a worrying trend as abdominal obesity increases the risk for cardiometabolic morbidity and mortality in adult life.
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Authors
Daniela Casagrande, Paulo H. Waib, José A. Sgarbi,