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Journal article
Childhood obesity in America
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity, v 20(5), pp 396-400
01 Oct 2013
PMID: 23974766
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Abstract
Purpose of reviewTo provide an overview of the current advances in childhood obesity physiology, intervention, and prevention.Recent findingsStructural and functional brain impairments are present in obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Aerobic training for 20 or 40min per day produced similar affects on metabolic risk factors. Vitamin D supplementation has been shown to improve the metabolic risk factors in obese children; however, obese children require greater doses to treat vitamin D deficiency. A 10-week community-based exergaming weight management program significantly decreased the BMI in obese children.SummaryThere is surmounting research on MetS and its associated risk factors in obese children. Gaining a comprehensive overview of the factors associated with obesity in children is crucial in developing the most effective intervention strategies. Community-based and family-centered interventions have generated positive results in reducing children's BMI and improving MetS risk factors. In addition to obesity intervention efforts, ongoing prevention initiatives are imperative to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity.
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- Title
- Childhood obesity in America
- Creators
- Jacqueline M. Van Grouw - Drexel University College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsStella L. Volpe - Drexel Univ, Coll Nursing & Hlth Profess, Dept Nutr Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity, v 20(5), pp 396-400
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nutrition Sciences
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000326587900005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84883655911
- Other Identifier
- 991019167553404721
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