Minor differences in the energy balance are responsible for the onset of obesity among children

donderdag 19 mei 2016 16:00

Minor differences in the daily energy balance (the intake versus the expenditure of calories) are responsible for the development of obesity among children in the long term, as demonstrated through PhD research by Saskia van den Berg, carried out by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM in conjunction with the Julius Center of the University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht, UMC Utrecht.