Obesity: a health crisis of enormous proportion
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childhood obesity: a global public health crisis
introduction:childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over few years. it is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. one or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to child...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.030