Childhood obesity: the bad face of these worldwide problemChildhood obesity has a good, a bad and probably an ugly face too. Based in information to be published in the Journal of Pediatrics by July 2010, see some of the bad face of this worldwide issue, with the idea of finding anything that may help to prevent and combat this problem, beginning with our own intervention.
David P. McCormick rises a question: Infant obesity, are we ready to make the diagnosis? The objectives were: to assess the prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of obesity in the young. Finding out: + A prevalence of 16% of Infant obesity. + Children who were obese at 2 years old, were highly likely to have been obese at 6 months of age. + Mother's of obese infants gained more weight during pregnancy (More than 6.9 Kgs). + Obese Infants were more likely to have been large for gestational age. + Only 14%! of 6 months infants and only 23% of 2 years of age infants were diagnosed with obesity! The article regarding obesity in the infant does not mention treatment against obesity, but it does point what risk factors are involved: (the ugly face perhaps?): + Excessive intrapartum weight gain or + Being born large for gestational age. Then, I see some things to make: + Diagnose obesity as early as possible. + Introduce preventive measures such as education for mothers during pregnancy and afterwards and for parents, teachers and healthcare providers about obesity and how to avoid it or handle it. + Design programs for parents and kids with obesity. And any others you can think about, and if you think this was the bad face, check out, because I still think this issue goes further...As you might read in the next article. Childhood obesity: there's a bad face, so... is there an ugliest? In young's obesity, the good face A bad prognosis for children obese? Return to Lifetime Fitness Nutrition Homepage New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
