title: Childhood obesity: a public health threat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laing
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000639:trends; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom