Childhood Obesity Linked To Serious Health Risks Such As Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, And Liver Disease

Childhood obesity has become an epidemic. In the past three decades, it has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. A new study has found that obese children are at risk of developing serious weight-related problems, including Type 2 diabetes, heart and liver disease, and recommends that serious measures be introduced to combat the problem.