Targeting Childhood Obesity Through Lifestyle Modification

Clinical effects of slim-diet, with lifestyle modification for childhood obesity in community-based healthcare program

Medicine ◽

10.1097/md.0000000000020817 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (26) ◽

pp. e20817

Author(s):

Koh-Woon Kim ◽

So-Jin Kim ◽

Hojun Kim ◽

Seung-Uoo Shin ◽

Jaechul Song ◽

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Keyword(s):

Childhood Obesity ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Clinical Effects ◽

Community Based ◽

Healthcare Program

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Group lifestyle modification vs. lifestyle newsletters for early childhood obesity: Pilot study in rural primary care

Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.jbct.2021.01.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Myles S. Faith ◽

William C. Cochran ◽

Lisa Diewald ◽

Karen Hoffer ◽

Renee’ Moore ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Childhood Obesity ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Rural Primary Care ◽

Early Childhood Obesity

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Burden of child and adolescent obesity on health services in England

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2017-313009 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 103 (3) ◽

pp. 247-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Russell M Viner ◽

Sanjay Kinra ◽

Dasha Nicholls ◽

Tim Cole ◽

Anthony Kessel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Childhood Obesity ◽

Young People ◽

Secondary Care ◽

Service Use ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Glycated Haemoglobin ◽

Obesity Management ◽

Care Assessment ◽

The Uk

ObjectiveTo assess the numbers of obese children and young people (CYP) eligible for assessment and management at each stage of the childhood obesity pathway in England.DesignPathway modelling study, operationalising the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on childhood obesity management against national survey data.SettingData on CYP aged 2–18 years from the Health Survey for England 2006 to 2013.Main outcome measuresClinical obesity (body mass index (BMI) >98th centile), extreme obesity (BMI ≥99.86th centile); family history of cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes; obesity comorbidities defined as primary care detectable (hypertension, orthopaedic or mobility problems, bullying or psychological distress) or secondary care detectable (dyslipidaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, high glycated haemoglobin, abnormal liver function).Results11.2% (1.22 million) of CYP in England were eligible for primary care assessment and for community lifestyle modification. 2.6% (n=283 500) CYP were estimated to be likely to attend primary care. 5.1% (n=556 000) were eligible for secondary care referral. Among those aged 13–18 years, 8.2% (n=309 000) were eligible for antiobesity drug therapy and 2.4% (90 500) of English CYP were eligible for bariatric surgery. CYP from the most deprived quintile were 1.5-fold to 3-fold more likely to be eligible for obesity management.ConclusionsThere is a mismatch between population burden and available data on service use for obesity in CYP in England, particularly among deprived young people. There is a need for consistent evidence-based commissioning of services across the childhood obesity pathway based on population burden.

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The importance of holistic intervention in children and adolescent obesity

Discobolul – Physical Education, Sport and Kinetotherapy Journal ◽

10.35189/dpeskj.2020.59.2.8 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 179-188

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Childhood Obesity ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Weight Control ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Modern Approach ◽

Children And Adolescent

Adolescence is a special stage in the development of obesity and implicitly for interventions to control it. From a nutritional point of view, the adolescent with weight problems is going through an extremely vulnerable period, the increased need of nutrients necessary for the correct physical and mental development being often unsatisfied due to poor eating habits. This article refers to the importance of sport and physical activity of any kind as an adjuvant treatment of childhood obesity and was conceived as a plea for the holistic approach to infantile obesity. The study briefly presents the pathological substrate of childhood obesity (statistics, causes, consequences, methods of diagnosis and treatment) and the solutions considered most effective in ameliorating and curing this problem. It highlights the role of movement in implementing specific treatments for childhood obesity, along with the modern approach to nutrition in contrast to lifestyle, and also the influence of family patterns on the manifestation of exercise and eating habits and their transmission from one generation to another. Evidence based on empirical research in the literature regarding intervention programmes in the treatment of childhood obesity is also presented. Healthy lifestyle modification programmes for weight control in children should be directed by health professionals (primary health care professionals, nutrition/diet professionals, teachers, physical activity professionals), who are specially trained in the field of infantile obesity.

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The role of family doctor in management of overweight and obese children and adolescents

Romanian Medical Journal ◽

10.37897/rmj.2015.2.4 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 62 (2) ◽

pp. 105-110

Author(s):

Mihaela Adela Iancu ◽

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Dumitru Matei ◽

Gabriel Cristian Bejan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Childhood Obesity ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Family Doctor ◽

Primary Treatment ◽

Obese Children ◽

Family Doctors ◽

The Family ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity

The children and adolescents obesity is one of the most important public health problems. The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing in our country as in other European countries. Overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases or diabetes. The majority of the overweight and obese children can be diagnosed, monitored and treated by the family doctors. Our intended purpose is to help family doctors with practical tools for the identification and management of overweight and obese children. The most recent recommendations regarding prevention of childhood obesity focus on increased exercise and improved diet to prevent childhood obesity. Intensive lifestyle modification remains the primary treatment of the children obesity. The family doctors must know how to prevent the development of overweight and obese complications.

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