10 Facts About Childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being.

Childhood obesity can be brought on by a range of factors which often act in combination.

Childhood obesity is common among children from, low-income, African American and Hispanic communities.

Some contributors to childhood obesity is that parents would rather have their children stay inside the home because they fear that gang, drug violence, and other dangers might harm them.

Childhood obesity is often the result of an interplay between many genetic and environmental factors.

Schools play a large role in preventing childhood obesity by providing a safe and supporting environment with policies and practices that support healthy behaviors.

Why these studies did not bring about the desired effect of curbing childhood obesity has been attributed to the interventions not being sufficient enough.

Cochrane review of a lower fat diet in children to prevent Childhood obesity found the existing evidence of very low to moderate quality, and firm conclusions could not be made.

British longitudinal study has found that obesity restricted to childhood has minimal influence on adult outcomes at age 30.

The study found that, while Childhood obesity that continues into adulthood has little influence on men's outcomes, it makes women less likely to have ever been employed or to currently have a romantic partner.