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| Childhood obesity | |
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| Children with varying degrees of body fat | |
| Specialty | Endocrinology, pediatrics, bariatrics  |
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Childhood 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. 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] The prevalence of childhood obesity is known to differ by sex and gender.[3]
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