A power point slide presentation of the burden that obesity places on the public. This is a search engine. This page has information on diets, fads, links to organizations, recipes, special diets, food counters, body image and eating disorders, support groups. Influence of the home environment on the development of obesity in children.
Obesity is the most common health problem facing children.
To investigate prospectively the association between the home environment and socioeconomic factors and the development of obesity in children. Prospective cohort study. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. A total of 2913 normal weight children between the ages of 0 and 8 years were followed over a 6-year period. Incidence of obesity.