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Alter beim Beginn der kindlichen Adipositas

L' àge au commencement de l'obesité chez l'enfant

Age at onset of obesity in children

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  • Die Gesundheit Von Kindern Und Jugendlichen
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Sozial- und Präventivmedizin

Résumé

La majorité des enfants obèses parmi 965 écoliers de dix ans montraient des signes d'obésité déja à l'âge de 7 ans, mais non pas pendant la première année de la vie. La période la plus critique se trouve donc entre 1 et 7 ans.

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The majority of the obese children among 965 ten-year olds were overweight already at 7 yrs, but had not gained weight excessively during the first year of life. The most critical period therefore is the age between 1 and 7 yrs.

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  1. Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Universität Bern, Switzerland

    J. -C. Vuille

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Vuille, J.C. Alter beim Beginn der kindlichen Adipositas. Soz Präventivmed 21, 207–208 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01998109

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