Risk factors and morbidities associated with childhood obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review.

In spite of this objective, available evidence suggests an increasing trend of childhood overweight and obesity rates globally [ 2 – 4 ], with the fastest rise occurring in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) [ 5 , 6 ].

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observed a decreasing trend in prevalence of obesity in high SES adolescents as opposed to an increase among low SES adolescents, which contrasts with findings from this study [ 97 ].

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