18 Jun 2019 --- As the battle against childhood obesity continues, research is increasingly identifying wide-ranging obesity risk factors that could be targeted through early intervention or policies. Along these lines, the amount of energy used by the brain in childhood, as well as familial considerations such as parental divorce have been identified as potential mitigating factors in children becoming obese, new research has found. Obesity continues to be the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and adolescents globally, according to experts, and a large burden for society.
