Obesity is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental,
behavioral, and genetic factors; it is a significant public health problem. The most common …

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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 emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

In the United States, the prevalence of pediatric overweight, defined by the Centers for
Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) 95th percentile for age and sex, has more than …

In the United States, the prevalence of pediatric overweight, defined by the Centers for
Disease Control as a body mass index (BMI) R95th percentile for age and sex, has more …

Obesity is considered a global epidemic because its prevalence and severity in both adults
and children is increasing worldwide at alarming rates (1-7). This increase has been related …

The global rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been reported in children
both in developed and developing countries, and these figures have been projected to …

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over the last fifty years by approximately
5% per decade, and approximately a quarter of all children are now either overweight or …

Obesity among children, adolescents and adults has emerged as one of the most serious
public health concerns in the 21st century. The worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity …