CHILD OBESITY

Child Obesity

Child obesity

Abstract

Obesity and overweight have become a problem of public health magnitude associated with substantial economic burden. Obesity in children impacts on their health in both short and long-term and obesity and its preventive strategies are poorly understood. Increasing number of these children and adolescents all over the world demand not only a substantial political will but also an investment for primary and secondary preventive measures and novel approaches in the treatment modalities.

Obesity has a profound effect on a child's life. Obesity increases the child's risk of numerous health problems, and it also can create emotional and social ...