Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Umer, Amna; A. Kelley, George; Cottrell, Lesley; R. Giacobbi, Peter; E. Innes, Kim; L. Lilly, Christa

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4691-z

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Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Published in BMC Public Health • Aug 29, 2017

Authors:

Amna Umer

George A. Kelley

Lesley Cottrell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity is a major public health concern that includes associations with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during childhood and adolescence as well as premature mortality in adults. Despite the high prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity ...

Subject

Medicine

Overweight

Childhood obesity

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