Obesity in children - a problem of the contemporary civilization
Introduction. In the recent thirty years obesity has become one of the most serious and still increasing health problems among children and adults in the world. Scientific magazines inform about world obesity epidemic. Lack of physical activity, excessive energy supply compared to needs of organism,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-03-01
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| Series: | Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0007 |
| Summary: | Introduction. In the recent thirty years obesity has become one of the most serious and still increasing health problems among children and adults in the world. Scientific magazines inform about world obesity epidemic. Lack of physical activity, excessive energy supply compared to needs of organism, as well as bad eating habits, have made obesity a civilization disease. Excess weight and obesity lead to premature atherosclerosis development and consequently, to other cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, thrombosis, cardiac insufficiency, hyperlipemia. |
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| ISSN: | 2450-646X |