Prevention and battle against obesity in children and youngsters at a strategic planning level and their evolution in Portugal

• Authors: Alho A, Alho AM, Alho A
• Link: http://www.elsevier.pt/en/revistas/revista-portuguesa-saude-publica-323/artigo-resumo/prevention-and-battle-against-obesity-in-children-and-90316100

Considered by WHO as a global epidemic and one of the greatest public health challenges of the twenty‐first century, Obesity is a chronic disease with multiple causes, especially behavioural changes like dietary changes and sedentary lifestyle. It is a risk factor for other conditions, such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases, associated with the decrease of life quality of individual and the increase of health costs.
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