Treatment of obesity at any age is a challenge. Even with successful weight loss, children are at risk of rebound back to, or above, their previous weight.
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Approximately 55% of children with obesity go on to be adolescents with obesity, and approximately 80% of adolescents with obesity will remain adults with obesity.[39]Simmonds M, Llewellyn A, Owen CG, et al. Predicting adult obesity from childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2016 Feb;17(2):95-107.
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