Childhood Obesity: Application of dietetics and nutritional science

Despite being a worry for several decades, excess weight in childhood and adolescence remains one of the most critical challenges in world health. According to recent estimates, 40 million children under the age of five and over 330 million children and adolescents aged five to nineteen were overweight or obese in 2016. Obesity or being overweight as a youngster has serious short- and long-term implications. Children who are overweight or obese...