Regional disparities in obesity/emaciation and income in schoolchildren in Osaka City.

Junji TakayaHirohiko HigashinoHidenori OgasawaraKazutaka KonishiRyuzo TakayaJitsuo TanoueTakashi HigashideMotoko MasudaMasatoshi NakaoShigeto Shigematsu

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2018)

Overweight/obesity at school age is greatly affected by poverty. Efforts should be made to prevent emaciation not only in girls, but also in boys, in junior high school.

Keyphrases

high school
weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
physical activity
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle