%T Early Life Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity in Childhood
%A Philippa Jane Carter



%I University of Otago
%D 2005

%K Child health, %K Obesity, %K Disease management, %K Maori, %K Diet, %K Children, %K Smoking



%U https://apo.org.au/node/111181

%X Background: Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen dramatically over the last few decades, suggesting a causative role for environmental factors, including activity, diet and eating behaviours.Objectives: To determine the prevalence, change in prevalence and degree of tracking of overweight and obesity in a birth cohort of Dunedin children from age three to seven years and to simultaneously examine multiple putative risk factors and potential confounders for increased BMI in childhood, focusing on those potentially amenable to intervention.Methods: This thesis describes a
%9 Thesis