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Review
. 2011 Dec;58(6):1333-54, ix.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.09.006.

Etiologies of obesity in children: nature and nurture

Joseph A Skelton  1 , Megan B Irby, Joseph G Grzywacz, Gary Miller
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Review

Etiologies of obesity in children: nature and nurture

Joseph A Skelton et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

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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