title: Childhood obesity: the scope of the problem.
abstract: Soumya Adhikari, MD, examines the prevalence rates of obesity among children and discusses the ramifications, causative factors, and future outlook for the obesity problem.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology