In this paper we present data mining and its utilization for childhood obesity prediction. Data
mining was widely used in many childhood obesity prediction systems. Predicting obesity at
an early age is both useful and important because the number of obese patients is
increasing while its main cause cannot yet be defined. The ability to predict childhood
obesity will help early prevention. The purpose of this survey is to provide the needed
understanding of the childhood obesity problem, introduce the use of data mining on …