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Obesity in childhood and adolescence, genetic factors.
Prilozi (Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za medicinski nauki) - 1 Jan 2013
Memedi Rexhep, Tasic Velibor, Nikolic Erieta, Jancevska Aleksandra, Gucev Zoran
Abstract excerpt
Obesity and overweight are a pandemic phenomenon in the modern world. Childhood and adolescent obesity often ends up in obesity in adults. The costs of obesity and its consequences are staggering for any society, crippling for countries in development. The etiology is complex, but most often idiopathic. Hormonal, syndromic and medication-induced obesity are well investigated. Genetic causes are increasingly...
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