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The obese society.

Minderman, Margaret Denice.

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紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The obese society./
作者:	Minderman, Margaret Denice.
面頁冊數:	71 p.
附註:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 50-04, page: 2052.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International50-04.
標題:	Information science. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1506444
ISBN:	9781267184061

The obese society.
Minderman, Margaret Denice.

The obese society. - 71 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 50-04, page: 2052.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 2012.

The incidence of childhood obesity has grown considerably in the past three decades which is evidenced by a fourfold increase since the 1980's. We live in a nation where currently one in five U.S. children is obese. The occurrence of obesity can be seen as early as children aged five and six and progresses through adolescence. Studies have indicated that children who are diagnosed as obese between the ages of 10 and 13 are at an 80 percent likelihood of continuing to be obese in their adult years. Such studies do not portray an optimistic future for our nation's children with respect to the issue of obesity.

ISBN: 9781267184061Subjects--Topical Terms:

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