Parental socioeconomic and educational level and child overweight – lessons from a municipality based study

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious Public Health problems in Portugal. Unhealthy food habits and physical activity low levels seems to be the major factors behind this epidemic (1,2,3). According to the literature the socioeconomic conditions can contribute as an obesogenic factor, particu...

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Main Author: Silva, Ana Lúcia (author)
Other Authors: Lopes, Sara (author), Breda, João (author), Rito, Ana (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10884/470
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-cientifico.uatlantica.pt:10884/470