Unexpected plateauing of childhood obesity rates in developed countries.
BMC Med
; 12: 17, 2014 Jan 31.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24485015
ABSTRACT
Surveys performed in the past 10 to 15 years show a yet unexplained stabilization or decline in prevalence rates of childhood obesity in developed countries. The projected continuous increase in obesity prevalence throughout future decades seems not to occur at present. Apparently, saturation has been reached, which might be related to societal adjustments. Hence, we postulate a cumulative effect of public health programs for obesity prevention resulting, for example, in an increase in physical activity, and a decline in television viewing and in the consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks by children. Effective public health programs are urgently needed for developing countries, where obesity rates in children still continued to increase during the past decade.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Países Desenvolvidos
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Comportamento de Redução do Risco
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Obesidade Infantil
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha