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Bookmark or Share- Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems - Cleveland ClinicChildhood 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 - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicOverview. 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 Overweight & Obesity | Overweight & Obesity | CDCHow many children in the United States have obesity? Defining Childhood Overweight & Obesity. How is childhood obesity measured? Causes and Consequences. What contributes to childhood obesity? What are the health risks? Clinical Guidelines. Resources for clinicians and healthcare providers on childhood obesity.
- Childhood obesity - WikipediaChildhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI.
- A guide to parenting fat kids - Today's ParentA guide to parenting fat kids. How do you raise a fat, healthy, happy child? As a fat kid who grew into a fat adult, here's what would have been helpful to me. By Linda Gerhardt. Updated Feb 23, 2023. Illustration: Lucila Perini. My mom and I never really talk about how she mothered her fat child. It’s too painful for both of us.
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