Research Article: Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review Study
Introduction:
Pediatric obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) ? th percentile according to age and sex for children and adolescents aged ? years. Pediatric overweight is defined as having a BMI ? th percentile and < th percentile according to age and sex. In recent decades, obesity has been escalating sharply, and in particular, over the past years, obesity in children has increased by about eight times worldwide. Childhood obesity is highly likely to lead to adult obesity, and can accompany or cause various…
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