Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey

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The proposed cut off points, which are less arbitrary and more internationally based than current alternatives, should help to provide internationally comparable prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in children.

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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Child Nutrition and Water Access

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Published in: BMJ

Volume 320, Issue 7244, pp. 1240-1240

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1240

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Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey

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