Allen Huang

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2026 Kathryn W. Holmes [Opens in a new window]  and Jennifer H. Huang [Opens in a new window] Show author details Keywords Obesitycongenital heart diseaseexercise promotionnutrition Information Type Original Article Information Cardiology in the Young , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , April 2026 , pp.

Introduction Obesity remains a growing public health concern in the paediatric population. Between 2000 and 2015, obesity in the paediatric population increased from 13.9% to 18.5% nationwide. Reference Hales, Carroll and Fryar1,Reference Geserick, Vogel and Gausche2 Importantly, half of obese adolescents were first found to be overweight or obese at age 5, with the majority of young obese children continuing to be obese as adolescents.

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