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  2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. [1] The term overweight rather than obese is often used when discussing childhood obesity, as it is less stigmatizing, although the term overweight can also refer to a different BMI category. [2]

  3. 1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight ...

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    Obesity in adulthood. For both children and adults, obesity increases the risk of: Type 2 diabetes. Breathing issues. Joint problems. Gallstones and gallbladder disease. High blood pressure and ...

  4. Childhood obesity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Long-term effects of obesity, therefore, include cardiovascular disease (hypertension and high blood pressure) and particular types of cancers in particular colon, kidney and breast cancer. [ 4 ] [ 10 ] Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common risk factors associated with obesity being characterised as a buildup of ...

  5. Epidemiology of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    From 2003 to 2007, there was a twofold increase in states reporting prevalence of pediatric obesity greater than or equal to 18%.7 Oregon was the only state showing decline from 2003 to 2007 (decline by 32%), and using children in Oregon as a reference group, obesity in children in Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Georgia, and ...

  6. Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The prevalence of lipid abnormalities among children and adolescents is also tied to obesity and overweight. Approximately 14% of normal-weight youths aged 12–19 have lipid abnormalities. [31] That figure rises to 22% of overweight youths and nearly 43% of obese youths. [31] Obesity is also tied to the rise of type 2 diabetes among U.S. children.

  7. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    The healthy BMI range varies with the age and sex of the child. Obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a BMI greater than the 95th percentile. [276] The reference data that these percentiles are based on is from 1963 to 1994 and thus has not been affected by the recent increases in rates of obesity. [277]

  8. US panel recommends children with obesity start counseling ...

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    Obesity in children and adolescents through age 19 is defined as having a body mass index – a ratio of weight to height – higher than 95% of youngsters of the same age and gender.

  9. Social determinants of obesity - Wikipedia

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    In the United States the number of children a person has had is related to their risk of obesity. A woman's risk of obesity increases by 7% per child, while a man's risk increases by 4% per child. [24] This could be partly explained by the fact that having dependent children decreases physical activity in Western parents. [25]