Obesity in Childhood is a serious public health problem affecting 29% of children in the world. Child Obesity persists into the adulthood making rooms for a various other lifestyle issues like coronary heart disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension, asthma and deadly Cancers. The longer the obesity persists the risk of comorbidities increases. Preventing obesity is more important than treating it and this prevention should start at the very early childhood.
Genetics plays a vital role in obesity for few children while in most cases its the dietary intake, parents feeding behaviors, child eating behaviors and opportunities to physical activities plays a vital role. As the child develops into adult, there is a significant changes to their weight and height.. Once they reach adulthood their body mass index becomes stable. Hence, the development of child in his early days plays significant role preventing it from challenges in its adulthood.
