Prevalence of childhood mental disorders in overweight and obese spanish children: identifyng loss of control eating
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity continues to rise in most countries, associated with short-term medical, psychological and social consequences that worsen in the long term (Speiser et al., 2005; WHO, 2012). The mechanisms responsible for the etiology of overweight and obesity are complex. In addition, the dynamic process in which behaviors, cognitions and emotional regulation interact with each other, together with biological parameters (i.e. genetic predisposition, energy and/or metabolic expenditure), environmental factors (i.e.
Source: Psychiatry Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ana R. Sep úlveda, Santos Solano, Miriam Blanco, Tatiana Lacruz, Montserrat Graell Source Type: research
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