A child is defined as “affected by obesity” if their body mass index-for-age (or BMI-for-age) percentile is greater than 95 percent. A child is defined as “overweight” if their BMI-for-age percentile is greater than 85 percent and less than 95 percent.
http://www.obesityaction.org/understanding-obesity-in-children/what-is-childhood-obesity
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Childhood overweight and obesity on the rise. Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low-and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The prevalence has increased at an alarming rate.
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents is defined according to the WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents (overweight = one standard deviation body mass index for age and sex, and obese = two standard deviations body mass index for age and sex).
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1 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2014, and 13% were obese. 2  Most of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. 3  42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2013.
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Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. It affects more than 30 percent of children, making it the most common chronic disease of childhood. This number has more than tripled since 1980. Childhood obesity is a health issue. Today, more and more children are being diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension and other co-morbid conditions associated with obesity and morbid obesity.
http://www.obesityaction.org/understanding-obesity-in-children/what-is-childhood-obesity
Prevention of childhood obesity therefore needs high priority. The WHO Member States in the 66th World Health Assembly have agreed on a voluntary global NCD target to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity.
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/
1 Of these over 600 million were obese. 2  39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2014, and 13% were obese. 3  Most of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. 4  42 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2013.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Body mass index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2). The WHO definition is: 1  a BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight. 2  a BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
childhood obesity definition
Childhood obesity means one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century.