Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ626977
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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The Facts about Childhood Obesity and Overweightness. Nutrition, Health and Safety.
Lino, Mark
Journal of Early Education and Family Review, v8 n4 p45-48 Mar-Apr 2001
Examines the issue of overweightness and obesity among children. Addresses the following: (1) magnitude of obesity and overweightness; (2) growth of the problem in recent years; (3) diet and other key roles; and (4) the relation of obesity to income, education, and ethnicity. (SD)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Children, Cultural Influences, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Health, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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