Obesity is a very disturbing health challenge in children today. The need to understand factors that cause obesity is necessary for the prevention of it. Since obesity in children is very complex there is still a need to explore all potential factors in depth. Childhood obesity can be prevented in this day and age. It is just a matter of finding out how to accomplish this before this childhood illness gets out of control.

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