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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in 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 > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in 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 > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in children
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > child obesity > physical activity in children

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physical activity in children  

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  • The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising dramatically in the United States as well as in many other countries. Compounding the problem is the fact that children are not as physically active as they were in decades past. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Physical Activity in Children]

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