Childhood Obesity
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The psychological stress of social stigmatisation and discrimination can affect the academic and social functioning of the children and it can persist into adulthood as well (Mellin, Neumark-Sztainer, Story, Ireland, & Resnick, 2002).... However, in the same period the prevalence of obesity has tripled among children.... Overweight in childhood and adolescence, The New England Journal of Medicine, 350, 855-857 Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, (2010), Overweight and Obesity, Accessed on 4th March 2011 from http://www....