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Endocrine & MetabolicModerate
Childhood Obesity
Pediatrics · Endocrine & Metabolic
Moderate
Severity
Common and rising — affects a growing proportion of children globally, particularly in urban settings
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Pediatrics
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from a sustained imbalance between calorie intake and physical activity
- 2strongly influenced by diets high in sugary drinks
- 3fast food
- 4and processed snacks
- 5combined with sedentary behavior and excessive screen time. Genetic predisposition
- 6family eating habits
- 7socioeconomic factors affecting access to healthy food
- 8and
- 9less commonly
- 10underlying hormonal conditions also contribute. Insufficient sleep and psychological factors such as stress or emotional eating can further increase risk.
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