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Obesity is associated with a number of comorbidities as well as increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In pediatric obesity, these conditions manifest early in life and have been shown to track into adulthood. Exercise has been shown to be an efficacious therapeutic strategy to combat pediatric obesity.
