title: Increasing obesity in children and adolescents: an alarming epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology