2134/11331 Claire V. Farrow Claire V. Farrow Terry Dovey Terry Dovey Emma Haycraft Emma Haycraft The cost of paediatric obesity Loughborough University 2013 untagged Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2013-01-02 14:11:30 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/The_cost_of_paediatric_obesity/9627635 There has been a great deal of media attention given to the rising levels of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents, but what is the real cost of pediatric obesity? This article reviews information about the recent rise in pediatric obesity and discusses the cost of this condition from medical, financial and psychological perspectives.