Journal
PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 58, Issue 6, Pages 1333-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.09.006
Keywords
Etiology; Obesity; Pediatrics; Genetics
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- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Foundation
- NICHD/NIH [K23 HD061597]
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Childhood obesity is a profoundly complex problem and serves as an example of a biospsychosocial issue. Scientific inquiry has provided incredible insight into the complex etiology of weight gain but must be viewed as an interaction between a human's propensity to conserve calories for survival in a world with an abundance of it. This article provides a brief overview divided between biological (nature) and psychosocial and behavioral (nurture) factors.
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