adolescent sportsbuilt environmentearly childcarehealthcarephysical educationObesity rates among children and adolescents in developed countries have increased dramatically since the 1970s. During that same period, numerous secular changes have combined to reduce the demand for physical activity in day-to-...
Accordingly, public health interventions are needed to increase physical activity in adolescence. Such interventions, if successfully implemented, can be expected to improve fitness and health as well as reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in young people. Promotion of physical activity in ...
with 26.2% of children aged 2 through 5 years in the United States classified as either overweight or obese [2]. Even in childhood, obesity is associated with a variety of adverse health consequences that can
Childhood and adolescent obesity has been increasing in most middle- and high-income countries, and, as with adult obesity, this has been driven by increasingly obesogenic environments, especially the food environment. This constitutes a "market failure," signaling the need for government interventions...
Koplan JP, Liverman CT, Kraak VA.(Eds.); Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth; Food and Nutrition Board; Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Intsitute of Medicine. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press...
Childhood obesityfacts Adult andchildhood obesityhave increased substantially in the last 30 years. Currently, 42.4% of adults and 19.3% of children 2 to 19 years old in the United States areobese, as defined by theirbody mass index(BMI). ...
Prevention of obesity in young children: a critical challenge for medical professionals. 来自 NCBI 喜欢 0 阅读量: 24 作者:MS Sothern,ST Gordon 摘要: Discusses strategies to prevent obesity in young children. Health implications of childhood obesity; Causes of childhood obesity; Risk factors for ...
Furthermore, in both developed and developing countries there are proportionately more girls overweight than boys, particularly among adolescent [6, 8, 9]. Table 1 Changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in some developed countries Full size table Overweight and obesity in childhood have...
Tackling the rise in childhood and adolescent obesity is a policy priority, as reflected in a range of government initiatives. The study will enhance such policy by developing the evidence base about culturally acceptable interventions to reduce the risk of obesity in children. 展开 ...
Obesity (2012) Invited Commentary: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Psychological and Behavioral Issues in Weight Loss Treatment David B. Sarwer Rebecca J. Dilks Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2012) A Community Intervention Reduces BMI z‐score in Children: Shape Up Somerville First Year Resul...