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Effects of parental origins and length of residency on adiposity measures and nutrition in urban middle school students: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity in U.S. has been rising at an alarming rate, particularly among Hispanic, African, and Asian minority groups. This trend is due in part to excessive calorie consumption and sedentary lifestyle. We sought to investigate whether parental origins influence eating b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24134822 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2013-16 |