Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or wellbeing. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, the diagnosis of obesity is often based on BMI. Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. The term overweight rather than obese is often used in children as it is less stigmatizing.

Noun

size (plural sizes)

1. (obsolete except dialectal) An assize. [from 14th c.]
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 560:

     I know you would have women above the law, but it is all a lye; I heard his lordship say at size, that no one is above the law.

2. (obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc. [14th-18th c.]
3. (obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink. [15th-17th c.]
4. The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. [from 15th c.]

   The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.

5. (obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance. [15th c.]
6. A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing. [from 16th c.]

   I don't think we have the red one in your size.

7. (graph theory) A number of edges in a graph. [from 20th c.]

• See also Wikisaurus:size

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• Binge Eating Disorder
  athealth.com
  Diagnosis and treatment of binge eating disorder.
• Suf1 - Hyperinsulinism
  sur1.org
  A parent built site for parents with children with PHHI. Find personal stories and links.
• McVitamins: High Fructose Corn Syrup
  mcvitamins.com
  Discusses the controversy over corn syrup contributing to the increase in the number of overweight people.