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Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 21, No. 2, 134S-139S (2002)
Published by the American College of Nutrition

Review

Obesity and Health Risks

Rita P. Raman, MD, MS, CNS, FACN, JD

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Address reprint requests to: Rita P. Raman, MD, MS, CNS, FACN, JD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190. E-mail: rita-raman{at}ouhsc.edu

Childhood obesity is multi-factorial in etiology. Several factors contribute to the etiology of childhood obesity, and childhood obesity is itself associated with significant morbidity. This article focuses on the health risks of childhood obesity and on the prenatal and childhood influences that contribute to the genesis of childhood obesity.

Key words: childhood obesity, obesity etiology, diabetes, cardiovascular risk, growth






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