Child Nutritional Status: A Representative Survey in a Metropolitan School

Objective. To assess the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and thinness among children in an Italian school. Methods. Five hundred ninety-five children (289 males and 306 females) were enrolled, aged between 6 and 19 years old, in Italian school in Rome. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated accordi...

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Main Authors: Paolo Rosati, Stefania Triunfo, Giovanni Scambia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/395671
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