Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States.
Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity. Obesity can affect all …

Obesity now affects one in five children in the United States. Discrimination against
overweight children begins early in childhood and becomes progressively institutionalized …

Overweight and obesity in children is epidemic in North America and internationally.
Approximately 22 million children under 5 years of age are overweight across the world. In …

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed as well as in developing
countries. Overweight and obesity in childhood are known to have significant impact on both …

Childhood obesity is a serious and urgent public health problem. In the last 10 years, there
has been a concerted effort in the USA and globally to develop and implement educational …

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Background: This systematic review synthesizes the literature on incidence of obesity during
childhood. Methods: We searched PubMed, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), and …

The threat of obesity is greater than ever for US children and adolescents. All indications are
that the current generation of children will grow into the most obese generation of adults in …

Childhood obesity has become an epidemic on a worldwide scale. This article gives an
overview of the progress made in childhood and adolescent obesity research in the last …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes our current understanding of factors
associated with childhood obesity, including latest prevalence rates, effectiveness of …