Abstract Purpose of Review Rates of childhood obesity have been soaring in recent
decades. The association between obesity in adulthood and excess morbidity and mortality …

Obese children are at higher risk of being obese as adults, and adult obesity is associated
with an increased risk of morbidity. This systematic review and meta‐analysis investigates …

Methods: Systematic review with evidence searched from January 2002 to June 2010.
Studies were included if they contained a measure of overweight and/or obesity between …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the evidence on whether childhood obesity is a
risk factor for adult disease, independent of adult body mass index (BMI). Ovid MEDLINE …

Abstract Purpose of Review Adult obesity and cardiovascular diseases are closely linked.
Yet, the relationship of childhood and adolescent obesities with cardiovascular diseases in …

Background Pediatric obesity is associated with increased risk of premature death from
middle age onward, but whether the risk is already increased in young adulthood is unclear …

The severity and frequency of childhood obesity has increased significantly over the past
three to four decades. The health effects of increased body mass index as a child may …

Update on childhood/adolescent obesity and its sequela : Current Opinion in Pediatrics Update
on childhood/adolescent obesity and its sequela : Current Opinion in Pediatrics Log in or …

A global epidemic of paediatric obesity occurred in recent years, and prevalence of obesity
is continuing to rise. In the developed world obesity is now the most common disease of …

Prevalence of childhood obesity has worldwide more than doubled since 1980. Underlying
factors are complex and are far from completely understood. Strategies to prevent childhood …