Pediatric obesity: our current understanding and a proven solution
Since 1998, untreated obesity has been recognized as a chronic disease by the National Institutes of Health, leading to serious conditions like Diabetes, liver inflammation, high blood pressure, breathing problems during sleep, asthma, high cholesterol, and other medical problems—at any age.In children, obesity is diagnosed when age and gender-adjusted Body Mass Index (BMI) is compared to a historical range for growth and is 95% higher. In the last 30 years, obesity has roughly tripled in children— prompting national attention to this issue.
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