Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging conditions faced by healthcare professionals of all over the World. Global occurrence of childhood obesity has increased sufficiently during the past three decades (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010.) According to data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the obesity rate in children increased dramatically. While in 1960s the rate of obesity was 4.2 per cent of children aged 6 to 11 years (4.6 per cent – for the age group between 12 and 19 year old), in 2008, 19.6 of 6 to 11 kids and 18.1 per cent of 12 to Continue reading...