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Prevention of childhood obesity
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2005Childhood obesity is a complex disease with different genetic, metabolic, environmental and behavioural components that are interrelated and potentially confounding, thus making causal pathways difficult to define. Given the tracking of obesity and the associated risk factors, childhood is an important period for prevention.
Ells, L.J. +5 more
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Obesity Prevention and Screening
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2016Obesity is widespread, associated with several physical and psychosocial comorbidities, and is difficult to treat. Prevention of obesity across the lifespan is critical to improving the health of individuals and society. Screening and prevention efforts in primary care are an important step in addressing the obesity epidemic.
Eleanor R, Mackey +3 more
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Obesity Prevention in the Military
Current Obesity Reports, 2017The objective was to review prevention efforts and approaches attempting to limit the problem of obesity in the military.Various individual-level initiatives have emerged, including programs promoting healthy cooking, meal planning, and other behavior changes among service members. Importantly, the military is attempting to tackle environmental factors
Marissa, Shams-White, Patricia, Deuster
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New England Journal of Medicine, 1999
Until we have better data about the risks of being overweight and the benefits and risks of trying to lose weight, we should remember that the cure for obesity may be worse than the condition.” Thus wrote Kassirer and Angell in their editorial in the Journal last year1 on a study by Stevens et al.
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Until we have better data about the risks of being overweight and the benefits and risks of trying to lose weight, we should remember that the cure for obesity may be worse than the condition.” Thus wrote Kassirer and Angell in their editorial in the Journal last year1 on a study by Stevens et al.
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Obesity: prevention is the treatment
Patient Education and Counseling, 1984Prevention of obesity at all ages is a matter of considerable concern for health professionals. A review of current theories of the etiology of obesity provides the basis for discussion of preventive measures at critical developmental stages throughout the life cycle.
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Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 1986Contrary to popular belief not all babies lose their baby fat. Indeed, obese children often remain obese adolescents and thus are predisposed to an impressive number of debilitating conditions including coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
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Obesity Prevention in Children
2013The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity continues to be unacceptably high and of public health concern in Europe. During childhood and adolescence, environmental factors are the main drivers of obesity development. Obesity is caused by a chronic energy imbalance involving both dietary intake and physical activity patterns.
Luis A, Moreno +3 more
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Prevention of obesity in childhood
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2002Childhood obesity is the most common nutritional disorder in the industrialized countries. The incidence and the prevalence of childhood obesity is continuously increasing also in the developping countries. Childhood obesity tends to persist into adulthood and is associated to several metabolic and non metabolic disorders.
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2010
Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century. Devising effective policy and practice to combat childhood obesity is a high priority for many governments and health professionals internationally. This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases the latest evidence-based research on community and ...
Waters, Elizabeth +3 more
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Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century. Devising effective policy and practice to combat childhood obesity is a high priority for many governments and health professionals internationally. This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases the latest evidence-based research on community and ...
Waters, Elizabeth +3 more
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A spotlight on obesity prevention
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2021openaire +2 more sources