scholarly journals How obesity influence psoriasis severity in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
Mohammad Samiul Huq ◽  
Abu Hena Chowdhury ◽  
Saleheen Huq
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Biologic Treatment ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Increase With Increase ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Psoriasis Severity

Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease with a complex pathogenesis consisting of a genetic component, immune dysfunction, and environmental factors. It is associated with numerous comorbidities including psoriatic arthritis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. The dietary habits in industrialized nations promote high-fat, high-salt, and high-sugar diets with excess caloric intake resulting in an obesity epidemic. Meta-analyses have shown that (1) genetically higher BMI increased the odds of psoriasis occurrence; (2) obesity is associated with higher incidence and prevalence of psoriasis as well as psoriasis severity; (3) obesity is associated with lower efficacy to anti-TNF agents and may predict biologic treatment discontinuation; and (4) weight loss through diet and physical exercise may improve pre-existing psoriasis. Obesity is one of the major public health concerns due to its upward trend in both developing and developed countries. In developing countries, the consequence of obesity not only affects health but also creates a burden on individual and national healthcare budgets. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in developing countries is increasing faster than the world average. This fast-paced growth has been accompanied by notable increases in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). While obesity is gradually increasing in developing countries, where NCD is yet to implement. If proper NCD program is not implement in right time, severity of psoriasis will increase with increase prevalence of obesity.

scholarly journals Prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China, 2011-2015

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Zhijun Li ◽  
Qing Sun ◽  
Mengying Wang ◽  
Meng Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
National Level ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
And Gender

Objective: In China, the obesity epidemic is truly national and childhood obesity prevalence has rapidly increased and is close to the developed countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin City, China (2011-2015). Methods: The data derived from the census on students’ constitution and health in 2011-2015 carried out by the Jilin CDC, Jilin City. 191191 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years were included in the present survey, of which 37549 in 2011 to 41564 in the 2015. The newly developed age- and gender-specific BMI cutoffs by the working group on obesity in China were used to define overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Results: The mean of BMI (body mass index) was significantly increasing from 20.9 kg/m2 in 2011 to 21.5 kg/m2 in 2015 in all subjects. Overweight and Obesity prevalence of total students aged 7-18 years had a significantly increasing from 2012 to 2015 (P<0.001), from 16.0% and 13.1% to 17.1% and 17.1%. The minimum value of BMI and overweight and obesity prevalence in overall age group all presented in 2012. Boys and girls all showed the significant increase in overweight and obesity prevalence in every age group from 2012 to 2015 and boys higher than girls (P<0.001). Regardless of girls and boys, the most likely of children and adolescents being overweight and obesity had been observed in the youngest age and lowest school grade category. Conclusion: In summary, our results indicate that all the overweight and obesity prevalence among children and adolescents over the past 5 years were higher than the 2010 Chinese National Level and Chinese large coastal cities’ level and a significantly increase from 2011-2015. Obesity epidemic is serious, at least not optimistic among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China.

Socioeconomic Status and Academic Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 875-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung won Kim ◽  
Hyunsun Cho ◽  
Lois Y. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
K 12

Despite the multiple meta-analyses documenting the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and achievement, none have examined this question outside of English-speaking industrialized countries. This study is the first meta-analytic effort, to the best of our knowledge, to focus on developing countries. Based on 49 empirical studies representing 38 countries, and a sample of 2,828,216 school-age students (grades K–12) published between 1990 and 2017, we found an overall weak relation between SES and academic outcomes. Results for attainment outcomes were stronger than achievement outcomes, and the effect size was stronger in more economically developed countries. The SES-academic outcome relation was further moderated by grade level and gender. There were no differences in the strength of the relation by specific SES measures of income/consumption, education, and wealth/home resources. Our results provide evidence that educational inequalities are wider in higher income countries, creating a serious challenge for developing countries as they expand school access.

scholarly journals USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITES: A REVIEW

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 100-109
Author(s):  
Getachew Bekele Fereja
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Small Scale

A major benefit of agricultural research and technology is that the purchasing power of the poor increases, because both average incomes and access to staple food products are improved. The use of biotechnology will lead to a distinct shift in the economic returns from livestock. Livestock production currently accounts for about 43% of the gross value of agricultural production. In developed countries livestock accounts for more than half of agricultural production, while in developing countries the share is about one-third. This latter share, however, is rising quickly because of rapid increases in livestock production resulting from population growth, urbanization, changes in lifestyles and dietary habits and increasing disposable incomes. Therefore the objective of this review paper was to investigate the use of biotechnology in animal production and productivities. Biotechnology is regarded as a means to the rapid increase in agricultural production through addressing the production constraints of small-scale or resource-poor farmers who contribute more than 70% of the food produced in developing countries. Agricultural biotechnology as the solution to the problem of global food insecurity has also been reviewed by Soetan. Agricultural biotechnology has the potential to address some of the problems of developing countries like food insecurity, unfavorable environmental and climatic conditions etc mentioned above and also improve agricultural productivity.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic settings and food consumption patterns of 2–5-year-old children in developed countries: a scoping review

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1495-1509
Author(s):  
Se’era May Anstruther ◽  
Erin Barbour-Tuck ◽  
Hassan Vatanparast
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Inclusion Criteria

Introduction: Early childhood overweight and obesity, as a result of unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary life, is a growing global public health concern, particularly in Canada. There are limited data on how socioeconomic factors influence dietary habits of young children living in developed countries. Methods: We conducted a scoping review to examine the existing literature on how socioeconomic settings influence food consumption patterns of children 2–5 years old in developed countries. The inclusion criteria were relevant articles in the English language between 2007 and 2019. Results: From the initial 1854 articles, only 12 articles from Europe, Canada, and the United States met the inclusion criteria. There are differences in eating patterns of preschool-aged children based on parental education, whereas income level did not have a clear influence on dietary patterns. The existing studies suffer from a variety of limitations that limit a cohesive conclusion. Conclusion: Studies with children 2–5 years old are scarce. Parental education seems to influence the dietary habits of young children, whereas the role of income is not clear. There is a need for further high-quality research, preferably longitudinal studies, to inform health promotion initiatives and preventive strategies to facilitate healthy growth and development in young children.

scholarly journals Need for Parental Control and Mediation in Food Advertising to Children: A Review of Previous Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-177
Author(s):  
Pavleen Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Parental Control ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Food Advertising ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Indian Children ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Advertising To Children ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Obesity In Children

Food advertising to children is recognised worldwide as contributing to obesity in children. Much of the research in this area has been carried out in US, UK and other developed countries that are fighting the obesity epidemic. The phenomenon is, however, not restricted to the developed world only, but is now trickling down to the developing countries, such as India. Therefore, it is pertinent that necessary measures are devised and implemented so that Indian children may not face the same situation. At present, when governmental regulations are less forthcoming and marketers are enjoying the potential offered by a huge and untapped market for western foods, it becomes imminent for the parents to intervene and protect their children from banal effects of food advertising. Therefore, the present paper seeks to review various studies conducted in this area to highlight the need for TV viewing mediation by parents in the Indian situation.

scholarly journals Prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China, 2011-2015

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Zhijun Li ◽  
Qing Sun ◽  
Mengying Wang ◽  
Meng Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
National Level ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
And Gender

Objective: In China, the obesity epidemic is truly national and childhood obesity prevalence has rapidly increased and is close to the developed countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin City, China (2011-2015). Methods: The data derived from the census on students’ constitution and health in 2011-2015 carried out by the Jilin CDC, Jilin City. 191191 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years were included in the present survey, of which 37549 in 2011 to 41564 in the 2015. The newly developed age- and gender-specific BMI cutoffs by the working group on obesity in China were used to define overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Results: The mean of BMI (body mass index) was significantly increasing from 20.9 kg/m2 in 2011 to 21.5 kg/m2 in 2015 in all subjects. Overweight and Obesity prevalence of total students aged 7-18 years had a significantly increasing from 2012 to 2015 (P<0.001), from 16.0% and 13.1% to 17.1% and 17.1%. The minimum value of BMI and overweight and obesity prevalence in overall age group all presented in 2012. Boys and girls all showed the significant increase in overweight and obesity prevalence in every age group from 2012 to 2015 and boys higher than girls (P<0.001). Regardless of girls and boys, the most likely of children and adolescents being overweight and obesity had been observed in the youngest age and lowest school grade category. Conclusion: In summary, our results indicate that all the overweight and obesity prevalence among children and adolescents over the past 5 years were higher than the 2010 Chinese National Level and Chinese large coastal cities’ level and a significantly increase from 2011-2015. Obesity epidemic is serious, at least not optimistic among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China.

Introductory Lecture The Epidemiology and Determinants of Obesity in Developed and Developing Countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shetty ◽  
Schmidhuber
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Uterine Cancer ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Important Public Health Problem

Obesity is recognized as a serious problem in the industrialized and developed countries of the world. However, little attention is paid to the fact that obesity is becoming an increasing problem in developing countries too, with some countries showing increasing rates of obesity in the midst of the persisting occurrence of childhood malnutrition and stunting. As developing countries embrace the dominant western economic ways of development, industrialization and urbanization they contribute to improvements in living standards, with consequent dramatic changes in diets and lifestyles leading to weight gain and obesity which in turn poses a growing threat to the health. Overweight and obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyper-lipidaemia, and cardiovascular disease. It is also associated with increased rates of breast, colo-rectal and uterine cancer. Obesity is thus an important factor in the increasing morbidity and mortality due to chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and thereby contributes to premature mortality in the population. Thus, while the problem of undernutrition persists in much of the developing world, overweight and obesity and its related co-morbidities are posing an increasingly important public health problem both in the developed and developing world.

scholarly journals Scoping review of the psychosocial aspects of infertility in developing countries: protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e044003
Author(s):  
Mariam Salie ◽  
Rizwana Roomaney ◽  
Michelle Andipatin ◽  
Cal Volks
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Psychosocial Aspects ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Meta Analyses

IntroductionInfertility is a widespread social phenomenon. For both women and men, there are several psychosocial issues associated with infertility. Numerous systematic reviews have focused on individuals’ psychosocial issues pertaining to infertility, however, these have been conducted in developed countries. Thus, there is a gap in the current literature to analyse individuals’ psychosocial issues associated with infertility in developing countries. Given that there are various contextual factors to consider for appropriate interventions to be implemented, it is vital to explore this topic in a developing context.Methods and analysisA scoping review will be conducted. A total of 12 databases were identified and a search string including terms related to infertility, psychosocial aspects and developing countries was developed. The inclusion and exclusion of each article will be determined through the guidelines provided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow chart. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collated. The findings will summarise existing research on psychosocial aspects of infertility in developing countries and identify gaps in the research corpus.Ethics and disseminationData will not be collected from participants. Instead, data will be extracted from published studies and therefore no ethical approval is required. The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

scholarly journals Association of overweight and obesity with dietary and physical activity behaviour among school-aged children in North India: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2944
Author(s):  
Quratul Ain Arifa ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Nadeema Rafiq ◽  
Tauseef Nabi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
North India ◽  
Calorie Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Activity Behaviour

Background: Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries and developing countries are not far behind. This has profound public health consequence as it increases risk of persistent obesity and its complications. Changes in social and physical environment over past years have adversely influenced eating and physical activity behaviour including attitudes and behaviour of parents. The objectives of the study were to assess and compare magnitude of overweight/obesity and its association with dietary and physical activity behaviour.Methods: This cross sectional community based study was conducted in school going children of both sex aged 6-14 years in rural and urban areas of Jammu. Children were assessed for their dietary intake and dietary habits using new USDA multiple pass recall method. Physical activity was assessed using modified global physical activity questionnaire (version 2) and expressed in MET-min/day in different domains. Following anthropometric assessment BMI percentiles were obtained from WHO age and gender specific BMI charts.Results: Of 230 children studied overall overweight/obesity observed was 8.2%. More females than males were overweight and obese. Overweight and obesity was more in urban than rural areas (males: 7.4% vs. 3%, females: 16.9% vs 6.6%). Excess calorie intake, consumption of fast foods, carbonated drinks, food from school canteen and low physical activity were significantly associated with overweight and obesity.Conclusions: Unhealthy dietary practices and low physical activity significantly contribute to obesity in children and adolescents. Health and nutritional education to them and their parents along with facilities for participation in sports and physical education would help tackle the problem. 

Obesity and Nutritional Disorders

2016 ◽  
pp. 185-190
Author(s):  
Ryan T. Hurt
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Energy Homeostasis ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
The United States ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Prader Willi Syndrome ◽  
Gene Variants ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Hypothalamic Regulation ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors

The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing in the United States and the westernized world. The cause of the recent obesity epidemic involves a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. Specific, rare genetic disruptions of the hypothalamic regulation of energy homeostasis pathways can cause obesity (eg, Prader-Willi syndrome). Most cases of obesity result from a group of gene variants exposed to environmental factors. The 2 major environmental factors that contribute to overweight and obesity are excess caloric intake and low physical activity.

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