Growth and Puberty in Obese Children and Implications of Body Composition
Childhood obesity is a major public health concern throughout the world. Nutrition, energy balance and hormones interplay in growth and pubertal development regulation. Frequently overweight and obese children are taller for their age and sex and tend to mature earlier than lean children. The increa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society for the Study of Obesity
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes.2017.26.4.243 |