Open AccessDiet and lifesyle of a cohort of primary school children
Author(s) -
Eduardo Lucia Caputo,
Valentina Talarico,
F. Mattace,
Luigino Antonio Giancotti,
Elisa Anastasio,
Mariangiola Baserga
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatria medica e chirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2420-7748
pISSN - 0391-5387
DOI - 10.4081/pmc.2012.65
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , waist , pediatrics , cohort , demography , sociology
The obesity is the disease of the new millennium, because it affects about 300 million people in the world, and especially it has a high prevalence in children. Obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, problems of adaptation and relationship with other, lower self-esteem and depression.