To the Editor: The main findings of the articles by Dr Ogden and colleagues and Dr Flegal and colleagues were that in recent years the obesity epidemic in the United States among children and adults might be leveling off but that substantial differences continue to exist by race/ethnicity. We...
Critical periods in child development, including gestation and early infancy, early childhood, and adolescence, are especially vulnerable to various factors that may increase the likelihood of later obesity. Comorbidities associated with childhood obesity are similar to those seen in adults: hypertension,...
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity in Cyprus and define possible associated risk factors. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of children 6–17 y of age performed during October 1999 to
This Position Statement updates the different components of the therapy of obesity (lifestyle intervention, drugs, and surgery) in children and adolescents, previously reported in the consensus position statement on pediatric obesity of the Italian Socie
Prospective data suggest that cardiovascular risk factors among adults without obesity are similar between those who had obesity as children and those who did not.3,25 This suggests that adverse cardiovascular effects in childhood may be reversible with weight loss. This is of particular importance ...
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 390, 2627–2642 (2017). Article Google Scholar National Center for Health ...
The percentile compares your child's BMI with the BMIs of children his or her age.The risks of obesity include:Low self-esteem, being bullied, depression, or eating disorders Diabetes Heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol Asthma and sleep apnea (episodes in which your child...
obesity as adults. Obesity in young children predicts obesity as adults.Obesity in young children predicts obesity as adults.Highlights the research 'Early Adiposity Rebound and the Risk of Adult Obesity,' by R.C. Whitaker, M.S. Pepe, et al., published in a 1998 issue of 'Pediatrics' ...
Prevalence of obesity among adults and youth: United States, 2011-2014. NCHS Data Brief. 2015;219(219):1-8.PubMedGoogle Scholar 7. Troiano RP, Flegal KM. Overweight children and adolescents: description, epidemiology, and demographics. Pediatrics. 1998;101(3 pt 2):497-504.PubMedGoogle ...