Childhood obesity on the rise during COVID-19: A request for global leaders to change the trajectory

Authors

Marie Hauerslev, Vestre Viken HF, Drammen, Norway
Tanya Narang, Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Global Child Health, Ontario, Canada
Nicola Gray, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Kirklees, United Kingdom
T Alafia Samuels, George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Bridgetown, Jamaica
Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Abstract

Childhood obesity has been rising in all world regions - 2019 estimates were that 158 million children aged 5-19 are living with obesity, of whom many live in LMICs1 . Yet there has been limited to no progress to halt the rise in more than 20 years and this number is projected to increase to 254 million by 20301 . NCD Child, a global multi-stakeholder coalition focused on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in children, is concerned with the rising rates of obesity during childhood and its consequences.

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Publication ( Name of Journal)

Obesity

Recommended Citation

Hauerslev, M., Narang, T., Gray, N., Samuels, T. A., Bhutta, Z. A. (2021). Childhood obesity on the rise during COVID-19: A request for global leaders to change the trajectory. Obesity.
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