Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

Deepa P. Rao; Erin Kropac; Minh T. Do; Karen C. Roberts; Gayatri C. Jayaraman

doi:https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.36.9.03

doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.36.9.03

Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

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Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada

Volume: 36, Issue: 9, Pages: 194 - 198

Published: Sep 1, 2016

Abstract

Introduction Excess weight is a key risk factor for chronic disease, and the systematic collection, analysis and reporting of key trends are important to surveillance of overweight and obesity. Methods We used univariate analyses to calculate current prevalence estimates of excess weight among Canadian children and youth. Results Almost 1 in 7 children and youth is...

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Title

Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

DOI

doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.36.9.03

Published Date

Sep 1, 2016

Journal

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada

Volume

36

Issue

9

Pages

194 - 198

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