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obesity  

Definition

  • Obesity is one of the biggest health threats many children face in the modern world. Its incidence has risen so dramatically in recent years that it has been called an epidemic. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Obesity]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G8G21TPB-D

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