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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > environmental contributors to obesity > safe play opportunities for children

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safe play opportunities for children  

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  • Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States. According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, obesity rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents since 1980, and currently, about one in six children and adolescents are estimated to be overweight or at risk for overweight. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Safe Play Opportunities for Children]

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