scholarly journals Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the policy response on childhood obesity risk factors: Gender and sex differences and recommendations for research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Knebusch ◽  
Julianne Williams ◽  
Isabel Yordi Aguirre ◽  
Martin W. Weber ◽  
Ivo Rakovac ◽  
...  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Langley-Evans ◽  
V. H. Moran

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  

The obesity epidemic has grown worldwide in both the developed and developing countries. We are the “present” of the era with ever increasing growth of obesity; the coming generation is our “future”. Future of obesity largely depends on how we are handling it in present. Overweight and obesity prevailing in children has multiple causes from genetic factor, hormonal imbalance to environmental factors, lifestyle preferences and cultural practice. Keeping apart the hormonal, genetic and any physiological causes of obesity which are not in direct control, the remaining factors such as lifestyle, environment and cultural background which can be modulate to help eliminating percentage of existing and future obesity. Evidences have suggested that the major cause of obesity is imbalance between food habits and physical activity. Additional factors as per the recent researches show that excessive use of smart phones has increased the overweight issues and also increases the anxiety among the user. Childhood obesity has maximum chances to develop into adulthood obesity. Therefore, to eradicate the future obesity, there is need to increase the awareness of do's & don'ts to prevent obesity and also the educate common people to know about the pros & cons of obesity. This paper is inclined towards the various risk factors of childhood obesity, and also pointing some preventive and educational measure to avoid obesity in the future.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon C. Langley-Evans ◽  
Victoria Hall Moran

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 154-154
Author(s):  
R. Gross ◽  
D. Doron ◽  
Y. Ashkenazi ◽  
B. Hemo ◽  
O. Ben Shoham ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Amna Jafar ◽  
Muhammad Imran Qadir

World Health Organization (WHO) reported that developed and developing, both countries are suffering from childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has increased nationally and internationally. This can be reduced by focusing on prevalence, cancer association with obesity, risk factors and preventive measures of worldwide childhood obesity. Vitamin D and calcium both are inversely associated with obesity in children. So, supplementation of both micro-nutrients is warranted in childhood obesity. Some natural products in the form of diet are also helpful in reduction of obesity namely; prebiotics, probiotics and fatty acids.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Woo Baidal ◽  
Shaniece Criss ◽  
Roberta E. Goldman ◽  
Meghan Perkins ◽  
Courtney Cunningham ◽  
...  

Objectives. Modifiable behaviors during the first 1000 days (conception age 24 months) mediate Hispanic children’s obesity disparities. We aimed to examine underlying reasons for early life obesity risk factors and identify potential early life intervention strategies.Methods. We conducted 7 focus groups with 49 Hispanic women who were pregnant or had children < age 24 months. Domains included influences on childhood obesity risk factors and future intervention ideas. We analyzed data with immersion-crystallization methods until no new themes emerged.Results. Themes included coping with pregnancy may trump healthy eating and physical activity; early life weight gain is unrelated to later life obesity; fear of infant hunger drives bottle and early solids introduction; beliefs about infant taste promote early solids and sugary beverage introduction; and belief that screen time promotes infant development. Mothers identified physicians, nutritionists, and relatives as important health information sources and expressed interest in mobile technology and group or home visits for interventions.Conclusion. Opportunities exist in the first 1000 days to improve Hispanic mothers’ understanding of the role of early life weight gain in childhood obesity and other obesity risk factors. Interventions that link health care and public health systems and include extended family may prevent obesity among Hispanic children.


2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Ferent ◽  
Karla Espinosa De Los Monteros ◽  
Gregory Talavera ◽  
Linda C. Gallo

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