TY - CHAP
T1 - Prevention of Pediatric Obesity
T2 - Examining the Issues and Forecasting Research Directions
AU - Faith, Myles S.
AU - Calamaro, Christina J.
AU - Pietrobelli, Angelo
AU - Dolan, Meredith S.
AU - Allison, David B.
AU - Heymsfield, Steven B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Humana Press Inc. 2005.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Key PointsThe prevalence of childhood obesity has dramatically increased during the past 20 to 30 yr, paralleling the trends seen in adults.Childhood obesity is associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, dislipidemias, and other comorbidities.Identifying specific environmental contributors to childhood obesity may help to guide the development of novel prevention strategies.School-based programs targeting reduced television viewing have been shown to help prevent weight gain in children.Coordinated efforts between the food industry and government policy changes may be at the forefront of future obesity prevention efforts. The prevalence of childhood obesity has dramatically increased during the past 20 to 30 yr, paralleling the trends seen in adults. Childhood obesity is associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, dislipidemias, and other comorbidities. Identifying specific environmental contributors to childhood obesity may help to guide the development of novel prevention strategies. School-based programs targeting reduced television viewing have been shown to help prevent weight gain in children. Coordinated efforts between the food industry and government policy changes may be at the forefront of future obesity prevention efforts.
AB - Key PointsThe prevalence of childhood obesity has dramatically increased during the past 20 to 30 yr, paralleling the trends seen in adults.Childhood obesity is associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, dislipidemias, and other comorbidities.Identifying specific environmental contributors to childhood obesity may help to guide the development of novel prevention strategies.School-based programs targeting reduced television viewing have been shown to help prevent weight gain in children.Coordinated efforts between the food industry and government policy changes may be at the forefront of future obesity prevention efforts. The prevalence of childhood obesity has dramatically increased during the past 20 to 30 yr, paralleling the trends seen in adults. Childhood obesity is associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, dislipidemias, and other comorbidities. Identifying specific environmental contributors to childhood obesity may help to guide the development of novel prevention strategies. School-based programs targeting reduced television viewing have been shown to help prevent weight gain in children. Coordinated efforts between the food industry and government policy changes may be at the forefront of future obesity prevention efforts.
KW - Childhood Obesity
KW - Obesity Prevention
KW - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
KW - Pediatric Obesity
KW - Sedentary Behavior
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212963524
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-59259-880-9_13
DO - 10.1007/978-1-59259-880-9_13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85212963524
T3 - Nutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
SP - 321
EP - 343
BT - Nutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -