According to the research, almost 40% of today’s high school students and young people experienced obesity or were considered to be overweight before finishing elementary school.Childhood and early adolescent obesity have been related to poor mental health and are often risk factors for chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, in adulthood.
Children born in the 2000s experienced rates of obesity at higher levels and at younger ages than children 12 years earlier, despite public health campaigns and interventions aimed at preventing obesity. The risk of developing obesity in primary school among the most economically disadvantaged groups increased by 15 percent.