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  2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Rates of overweight among children 2 to 19 years in the USA. From 1980 to 2013, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased by nearly 50%. [102] Currently 10% of children worldwide are either overweight or obese. [2] In 2014, the World Health Organization established a high-level commission to end childhood obesity. [103]

  3. Epidemiology of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    They found an estimated 42 million obese children under the age of five in the world of which close to 35 million lived in developing countries.11 Additional findings included worldwide prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity increasing from 4.2% (95% CI: 3.2%, 5.2%) in 1990 to 6.7% (95% CI: 5.6%, 7.7%) in 2010 and expecting to rise to 9 ...

  4. Parental obesity - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis estimated that Cesarean delivery rates increased with odds ratios of 1.5 among overweight, 2 among obese, and 3 among severely obese women, compared with normal weight pregnant women. [11] In addition, morbidly obese women who have not had children before are at increased risk of all–cause preterm deliveries.

  5. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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    Overweight children often struggle to maintain high self-esteem and experience both depression and anxiety. [8] Social stigma of obesity may also be a contributing factor to some of these negative health outcomes, as many fat children experience bullying related to their size. [9]

  6. Psychological aspects of childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Childhood obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 96th percentile for children of the same age and sex. It can cause a variety of health problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, breathing problems, sleeping problems, and joint problems later in life. [1]

  7. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    This is a comprehensive evidence-based guideline to address the management and prevention of overweight and obesity in adults and children. [ 96 ] In 2004, the United Kingdom Royal College of Physicians , the Faculty of Public Health and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health released the report "Storing up Problems", which ...

  8. Jillian Michaels shares rare photo of herself as overweight ...

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    On Wednesday, Jillian Michaels shared a rare throwback photo of herself to Instagram, which has inspired countless fans to chime in with their own weight loss journeys. Taken 31 years ago, the ...

  9. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overweight children and overweight adolescents are targeted for social discrimination, and thus, they begin to stress-eat. [80] The psychological stress that a child or adolescent can endure from social stigma can cause low self-esteem which can hinder a child's after school social and athletic capability, especially in plump teenage girls, and ...