Trends in overweight and obesity prevalence in Tuscan schoolchildren (2002–2012)

@article{Lazzeri2015TrendsIO,
  title={Trends in overweight and obesity prevalence in Tuscan schoolchildren (2002–2012)},
  author={Giacomo Lazzeri and Donatella Panatto and Andrea Pammolli and Elena Azzolini and Rita Simi and Veronica Meoni and Mariano Vincenzo Giacchi and Daniela Amicizia and Roberto Gasparini},
  journal={Public Health Nutrition},
  year={2015},
  volume={18},
  pages={3078 - 3085},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:21986104}
}
The present study is the first report from an Italian region showing a significant decrease in childhood obesity and overweight in the last 10 years, probably a result of regional and local actions that have taken place in many sectors of society.
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