While each constitutes serious implications for health, childhood obesity is of particular significance due to the relatively fragile state of children's physical and psychological development. Intense research in this field has identified numerous causative factors; however, the incidence of childhood ...
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public-health challenges of the twenty-first century. Over the past four decades, the number of children and adolescents with obesity has risen more than tenfold. Worldwide, an increasing number of youth are facing greater exposure to obesity ...
7 Solutions for Childhood Obesity 1. Start with a Healthy Breakfast Did you know that skipping breakfast can actually lead to weight gain? Studies indicate that regular breakfast consumption will reduce the risk of childhood obesity and improve a child’s physical activity behaviors. ...
Obesity is a multifaceted disease that requires a multifaceted approach. Society needs to put forth an effort.15Since there is an increase in prevalence of obesity in children, a different approach, however, must be used for them. In children, the focus should be on preventing obesity in chil...
IN THIS ISSUE: OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN AMERICA'S CHILDREN: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, SOLUTIONS: SECTION THREE: PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS: Assessing the Feasibili... making We recognize the importance of autonomy versus paternalism in ethical discourse and families’ long-standing formal role in health pol...
Equally vehemently, other groups challenge the basis for doctors and scientists constantly invoking the "dark shroud of epidemic obesity," claiming such tales only stigmatize and further isolate the sufferers who "don't choose to be fat." In this chapter, I will present the case that childhood...
The last systematic review on the health consequences of child and adolescent obesity found little evidence on consequences for adult health. The present study aimed to summarize evidence on the long-term impact of child and adolescent obesity for premature mortality and physical morbidity in adulthood...
Obesity is the most prevalent chronic health condition in the pediatric population [1]. The number of school-aged children and adolescents with obesity has increased more than tenfold in just 40 years [2]. The costs of overweight and obesity have been increasing during the past decades and obe...
Childhood obesityRisser, NancyNurse Practitioner
Obesity and asthma are common chronic diseases and have been reported to be mutually causative. We investigated the causal direction of the relationship between adiposity and asthma using genetic markers as instrumental variables (IVs) in bi-directional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Subjects/met...