Open AccessEffects of familial predisposition to obesity on energy expenditure in multiethnic prepubertal girls
Author(s) -
Margarita S. Treuth,
Nancy F. Butte,
William W. Wong
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.893
Subject(s) - respiratory quotient , overweight , obesity , basal metabolic rate , medicine , doubly labeled water , body mass index , endocrinology
The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing and the causes of this are unknown.
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