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. 2023 Jul 21:13:03036.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.03036.

Overweight and obesity: The serious challenge faced by Chinese children and adolescents

Zhenggang Zhu  1 , Ping Yin  2
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Overweight and obesity: The serious challenge faced by Chinese children and adolescents

Zhenggang Zhu et al. J Glob Health. .
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Disclosure of interest: The authors completed the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form (available upon request from the corresponding author) and disclose no relevant interests.

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Photo: Obese children are more likely to remain obese later in adult life. Source: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay. Available: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/remove-overweight-children-adults-1050369/. Free to use under Pixabay license.
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Overweight and obesity increases chronic diseases in children and adolescents.
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