LS Adair - Physiology & Behavior, 2008 - Elsevier From infancy through adolescence, more and more children are becoming overweight. National
prevalence data show that more than 17% of youth have a body mass index (BMI) above the 95th
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BA Gattullo, CA Olubummo - Nursing 2009, 2009 - journals.lww.com GESTATIONAL DIABETES is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition
during pregnancy.1 Approximately 7% of all pregnancies are complicated by gesta- tional diabetes;
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