What is it about?
Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity.
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Why is it important?
The association between obesity and other conditions makes it a public health concern for both young and older children.
Perspectives
Primary prevention methods are aimed at educating the child and family, as well as encouraging appropriate diet and exercise from a young age through adulthood, while secondary prevention is targeted at lessening the effect of childhood obesity to prevent the child from continuing the unhealthy habits and obesity into adulthood. A combination of both primary and secondary prevention is necessary to achieve the best results.
Dr Adekunle Sanyaolu
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This page is a summary of: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern, Global Pediatric Health, January 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2333794x19891305.
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