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May 19, 2013

Childhood Obesity Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Childhood Obesity article.

Absenteeism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

American Academy of Pediatrics: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anorexia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antidepressants: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asthma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BMI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Body mass index: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breastfeeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bulimia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bundling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calorie: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carbohydrate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Depression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epiphysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Femoral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gallstones: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastroesophageal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastroesophageal reflux: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene pool: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetics: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypercholesterolemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hyperlipidemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infertility: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Insulin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Menstrual: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Menstrual irregularity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolism: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

NIH: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obese: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obesity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ounce: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ovary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Overweight: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Palate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Participant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pediatric: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pediatrics: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Prader-Willi syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Reflux: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stroke: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapeutic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Yogurt: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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