Childhood obesity: risk factors, prevention and management

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Langley-Evans ◽  
V. H. Moran
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors

scholarly journals Childhood Obesity: Risk Factors and Preventive Measures

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Common People ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Hormonal Imbalance ◽  
The Future ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors

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.

scholarly journals Childhood obesity: risk factors, prevention and management

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

scholarly journals C-B5-01: Childhood Obesity: Risk Factors, Associated Morbidity and Service Utilization

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 154-154
Author(s):  
R. Gross ◽  
D. Doron ◽  
Y. Ashkenazi ◽  
B. Hemo ◽  
O. Ben Shoham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors

scholarly journals Childhood Obesity: Etiology and Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Amna Jafar ◽  
Muhammad Imran Qadir
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Natural Products ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors ◽  
Health Organization

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.

scholarly journals Reducing Hispanic Children’s Obesity Risk Factors in the First 1000 Days of Life: A Qualitative Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Woo Baidal ◽  
Shaniece Criss ◽  
Roberta E. Goldman ◽  
Meghan Perkins ◽  
Courtney Cunningham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors

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.

Optimism and Obesity Risk Factors in Middle Aged Latinas

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Ferent ◽  
Karla Espinosa De Los Monteros ◽  
Gregory Talavera ◽  
Linda C. Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Obesity Risk Factors
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