Eungu Kang, Yong Hee Hong, Jaehyun Kim, Sochung Chung, Kyoung-Kon Kim, Ji-Hee Haam, Bom Taeck Kim, Eun Mi Kim, Jung Hwan Park, Sang Youl Rhee, Jee-Hyun Kang, Young-Jun Rhie
The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents has been gradually increasing in recent years and has become a major health problem. Childhood obesity can readily progress to adult obesity. It is associated with obesity-related comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and the risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is important to make an accurate assessment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with consideration of growth and development...
January 9, 2024: Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome