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Guest editorial. Childhood obesity: the 21st century epidemic

Guest editorial. Childhood obesity: the 21st century epidemic
Guest editorial. Childhood obesity: the 21st century epidemic
Levels of obesity among children in the western world are increasing at an alarming rate. Between 1995 and 2003 obesity rates among children in the UK aged 2–10 years, for example, accelerated from 9.9 to 13.7% (Jotangia et al, 2006). The long-term implications on the nation’s health and the burden it will cause to the NHS in years to come if it is not tackled effectively is already a cause of major concern. The British Medical Association (BMA, 2007), for example, estimate that there are already around 1 million obese children under 16 in England.
childhood obesity, epidemic
0966-0461
p.1251
Glasper, Alan
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Glasper, Alan
381a920c-2ec2-40d4-a205-13869ff7c920

Glasper, Alan (2007) Guest editorial. Childhood obesity: the 21st century epidemic. British Journal of Nursing, 16 (20), p.1251. (PMID:18073652)

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Levels of obesity among children in the western world are increasing at an alarming rate. Between 1995 and 2003 obesity rates among children in the UK aged 2–10 years, for example, accelerated from 9.9 to 13.7% (Jotangia et al, 2006). The long-term implications on the nation’s health and the burden it will cause to the NHS in years to come if it is not tackled effectively is already a cause of major concern. The British Medical Association (BMA, 2007), for example, estimate that there are already around 1 million obese children under 16 in England.

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Published date: 8 November 2007
Keywords: childhood obesity, epidemic

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Local EPrints ID: 52555
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52555
ISSN: 0966-0461
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Date deposited: 09 Jul 2008
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 20:59

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Author: Alan Glasper

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