Adiposity and Cardiovascular Risk in Children and Adolescents: Implications of the Amount of Fat Carried and Where

Obesity has reached the pandemic level. It has dramatically increased over recent decades and is now one of the most important public health problems facing both urban and rural areas.1NCD Risk Factor CollaborationRising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults.Nature. 2019; 569: 260-264Crossref PubMed Scopus (330) Google Scholar Among youths, the worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen...