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Prevention strategies for obesity in children and adolescents
Kyung Rye Moon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(12):1321-1326.   Published online December 15, 2009
Prevalence of obesity in Korean children and adolescents has dramatically increased since the last 10–20 years. It is important to initiate prevention efforts early in childhood because prevalence of obesity in adolescence is the strongest predictor of its prevalence in adulthood. Intrauterine life, infancy, and preschool years may comprise the critical periods that are essential for the long-term regulation of...