COVID pandemic and other factors lead to resurgence of obesity among children and teens.

Stephanie Walsh, MD, MS, FAAP, a pediatrician with the Healthy Active Living Program at Akron Children's, discusses the resurgence of obesity among children and teens since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, as well as how families can work with their children who may be at risk for this disease.

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