title: Childhood obesity: potential mechanisms for the development of an epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mother and Child, Biology-Genetics, Unit of Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maffeis
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin