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Obesity has become a global epidemic, and the prevalence Diarrhea is reported as one of the most common digestive of obesity has increased to pandemic levels over the past 50 years. According to the statistics of theWorld Health Organization (WHO), there are >2.1 billion overweight and obese adults worldwide, 1.5 billion of whom are overweight and 640 million of whom are obese. It is predicted that 57.8% (3.3 billion people) of the world’s adult population will have a body mass index of 25 kg/m or higher by 2030, which is a huge challenge in both developed and developing countries. In the United States, the prevalence of adult obesity and severe obesity continues to increase; it is estimated that by 2030, nearly one in two adults will have obesity, and nearly one in four adults is projected to have severe obesity. It has been reported that the occurrence of overweight and obesity in residents aged ≥18 years are 34.3% and 16.4%, those in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years are 11.1% and 7.9%, and those in children under 6 years old are 6.8% and 3.6%, respectively. The problem of overweight and obesity incidence in children and adolescents has increased at an alarming rate, posing a great threat to society as a whole. Therefore, finding an effective means to control the growth of obesity and explore new approaches in both scientific research and public policy is urgently needed.