Childhood obesity has important consequences for health and wellbeing both during
childhood and also in later adult life. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity poses a …

Obesity and its associated comorbidities have emerged as a major health problem
garnering interests from both public health agencies and mainstream media consumers …

Obesity and its associated co-morbidities increased throughout the world in the last 50
years, mainly due to increased amount of consumption of calorie-dense food and sedentary …

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 obesity among children and adolescents (aged 2–18 years) has
increased rapidly, with more than 100 million affected in 2015. Moreover, the epidemic of …

The prevalence of obesity in childhood is high and continues to increase globally. It is
currently estimated that 381 million children worldwide have overweight or obesity. This …

Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment, Second Edition summarizes the latest
scientific knowledge on obesity in children. This edition focuses on the developmental …

In a recent report, the worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity was estimated to have
increased by 47% between 1980 and 2013. As a result, substantial concerns have been …

Childhood obesity is a complex disease with different genetic, metabolic, environmental and
behavioural components that are interrelated and potentially confounding, thus making …

Background: Although the relationship between adult obesity and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) has been shown, the relationship with childhood obesity remains unclear. Given the …