OBESITY IN CHILDREN

Thesis statement

Obesity in children is a serious medical condition however; obesity rates will most likely continue to rise if precautionary measures are not taken properly.

WHO defines obesity as the condition of abnormal deposition of adipose tissue that can also be termed as body fat. If the weight of any person is 20 percent higher than recommended weight than he or she becomes the victim of obesity. The most common scale for the measurement of obesity is body mass index (BMI). Childhood obesity is a big concern in United States, and this is increasing day by day. Almost ...