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16 Νοε 2022 · Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It's particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start children on the path to health problems that were once considered adult problems — diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Childhood obesity is a complex chronic (long-term) condition that happens when your child is above a healthy weight for their age, height and sex assigned at birth. The medical definition of childhood obesity is having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex in children aged 2 years and older.
Childhood obesity is a serious health threat to children. Kids with obesity have surpassed simply being overweight and are at risk for a number of chronic health conditions.
1 Μαρ 2024 · In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight. Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years were overweight in 2022, including 160 million who were living with obesity.
30 Ιουλ 2022 · Childhood obesity is a global health problem. Here, find answers to the most commonly asked questions about the childhood obesity epidemic.
3 Μαρ 2022 · In this Review, we describe current knowledge on the epidemiology and causes of child and adolescent obesity, considerations for assessment, and current management approaches.
Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Overweight and obese children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.
