Overview of Noncommunicable Diseases in Korean Children and Adolescents: Focus on Obesity and Its Effect on Metabolic Syndrome
Obesity during childhood is a dominant risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and is itself considered a disease that needs to be treated. Recently, the growth in childhood obesity in Korea has become stagnant; however, two in every ten children are still overweight. In addition, 60% or mo...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740222/ |