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The framework to effectively deliver family-centered care should include screening and early detection for obesity and associated risk factors and comorbid conditions; supporting children with obesity and their caregivers while mitigating bias and stigma; and focus on behavior change as the primary intervention.
This chapter reviews the state-of-the-science for understanding the etiology of childhood obesity, the preventive interventions and treatment options for overweight and obesity, and the medical complications and co-occurring psychological conditions that result from excess adiposity, such as hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and d...
Given the size and geographical spread of the nursing workforce and their growing contribution towards chronic disease prevention, nurses are well positioned to lead and contribute in childhood and adolescent obesity prevention.
Social determinants of health, health disparities, structural inequities, access to care, and interventions focused on vulnerable and at-risk children, who are most affected by obesity.
Parents' BMI is predictive of children's BMI and children model their parents/caregivers unhealthy eating behaviors. Community factors, including differences in resources such as safe play areas and grocery stores with a selection of fresh vegetables, can contribute to childhood obesity.
Childhood obesity worldwide affects 5.6% or 38.3 million children under five years of age. The longer children are overweight or obese, the more likely they are to become obese adults with all the contingent morbidity involved. An extensive number of preventive interventions to combat childhood obesity have been carried out worldwide.
According to a pediatric obesity algorithm by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the goal of childhood obesity management is to minimize the disease state and decrease development of further complications rather than to focus on decreasing BMI.
This comprehensive and contemporary evaluation of interventions to prevent and reduce childhood obesity in young children has demonstrated differential effects of interventions on childhood obesity outcomes by intervention setting.
This systematic review identified the current state of the evidence related to the prevention of obesity in young children. The results indicate five areas of emphasis in the literature: prevalence of the problem; prevention as the best option; preschool population as the target; crucial parental involvement; and numerous guidelines.
The psychological aspects of childhood obesity are far reaching and can have devastating effects. Obese children often have low self-esteem and experience depression and anxiety. Their academic performance may suffer and these children are often stigmatized for being lazy and gluttonous.