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Obesity, diabetes, and the child [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04
This article by Martin Silink explains why children are becoming obese. He describes the scope of the obesity epidemic and explains how this is thought to be linked to diabetes. He investigates the causes of unhealthy eating habits and the decline in physical activity, and shows how these are impacting on the health of the world's children.
Issue: 
Volume 48 | Issue 1 [2]
Author: 
Martin Silink [3]
Attachment: 
article_91_en.pdf [4]
Keywords: 
weight, diet
Section: 
Health Delivery [5]
Theme: 
Children [6]
Lifestyle interventions [7]
Obesity [8]
Nutrition [9]
Source URL: http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/obesity-diabetes-and-the-child

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/obesity-diabetes-and-the-child
[2] http://www.idf.org/issues/03/03/01/volume-48-issue-1
[3] http://www.idf.org/authors/25/silink-martin
[4] http://www.idf.org/sites/default/files/attachments/article_91_en.pdf
[5] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/23
[6] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/165
[7] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/158
[8] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/155
[9] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/151