title: Childhood obesity in Massachusetts: costs, consequences and opportunities for change.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sacheck
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000639:trends*; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States