title: Preface.
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of the IDEFICS study Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahrens
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D037001:Directive Counseling; D006801:Humans; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs