title: Predicting obesity in children.
abstract: Obesity in both children and adults is a major public health concern in the United States. Recent studies have provided data on predicting whether children will become obese adults. This information may be helpful in the development of preventive measures and treatments for obesity.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Vanltallie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors