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Language: en
Pages: 107
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-01-10 - Publisher: National Academies Press
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Language: en
Pages: 435
Pages: 435
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-31 - Publisher: National Academies Press
Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of
Language: en
Pages: 495
Pages: 495
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-03-22 - Publisher: National Academies Press
The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defini
Language: en
Pages: 202
Pages: 202
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-31 - Publisher: National Academies Press
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the pr
Language: en
Pages: 104
Pages: 104
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-08 - Publisher: National Academies Press
Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are alre
