Influence of urbanization on childhood obesity

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jun;25(6):615-6. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.03.002. Epub 2015 Mar 14.

Authors

F Contaldo¹, G Mazzarella², L Santarpia³, M Marra¹, F Pasanisi¹, R Pizzuti²

Affiliations

¹ Interuniversity Center for Obesity and Eating Disorders, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
² Osservatorio Epidemiologico, Regione Campania, Naples, Italy.
³ Interuniversity Center for Obesity and Eating Disorders, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: lidia.santarpia@unina.it.

PMID: 25921844
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.03.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Childhood obesity; Non communicable chronic diseases; South Italy; Urbanization.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Child
Exercise
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Pediatric Obesity / diagnosis
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sedentary Behavior
Socioeconomic Factors
Time Factors
Urban Health*
Urbanization*