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[Gene, fast food and no motion. Causes of childhood obesity].
MMW Fortschritte der Medizin - 28 Feb 2002
Grüters A, Wiegand S, Krude H
Abstract excerpt
Obesity in children and adolescents should be seen as a chronic disorder and not merely as a biological variant. One aspect of the pathological significance of obesity in childhood and adolescence is determined by functional and individual limitation and psychosocial impairment. Another is the fact that these children and adolescents have a higher comorbidity, and appreciably increased morbidity and mortality...
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