NALT

Preferred term

childhood obesity

Topic

A medical condition in children and youth in which excessive fat accumulates in the body, caused by an imbalance of energy consumption and energy expenditure. It is defined as a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for children and adolescents of the same age and sex. Childhood obesity may lead to premature death and disability in adulthood.

obesity

child obesity
child overweight
childhood overweight
children's obesity
corpulence in children
obesity in child
obesity in childhood
obesity in children
overweight in child
overweight in childhood
overweight in children
pediatric obesity
pediatric overweight

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

58677

Spanish

obesidad en los niños

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138207

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Created 10/20/10, last modified 4/4/18