It is necessary to decrease the rate of childhood obesity because
obese children and adolescents have various adverse health
outcomes not otherwise typical for their age, including hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndromes [2-4]. Moreover, obese
children and adolescents are more likely to become obese as
adults and are at higher risk of cardiovascular related diseases,
such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes,
than are other children and adolescents