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Title
Overweight, obesity, and health-related quality of life among adolescents: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
Authors
Swallen, Karen C; Reither, Eric N; Haas, Steven A; Meier, Ann M
Abstract
Childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity have increased substantially in the past 2 decades, raising concerns about the physical and psychosocial consequences of childhood obesity. We investigated the association between obesity and health-related quality of life in a nationally representative sample of adolescents.