5īecause of their public health importance, the trends in child obesity should be closely monitored. 2 – 4 These risk factors may operate through the association between child and adult obesity, but they may also act independently. 1 It is associated with several risk factors for later heart disease and other chronic diseases including hyperlipidaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, hypertension, and early atherosclerosis. The prevalence of child obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide.
