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Aug 2026
Global ecological associations between overweight/obesity and non-communicable disease prevalence among children aged 5–9 years: a sex-stratified analysis of 174 countries
This study provides epidemiological evidence on robust positive associations between childhood overweight/obesity and a broad spectrum of NCDs, with high prevalence in the Americas/Europe and low in Africa/Southeast Asia.
Wen-Jie Ye, Li Shi, Sha Ye et al.
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