Age-specific stabilization in obesity prevalence in German children: A cross-sectional study from 1999 to 2008

Blüher, Susann; Meigen, Christof; Gausche, Ruth; Keller, E; Pfäffle, Roland; Sabin, Matthew A.; Werther, George A.; Odeh, Rasha; Kieß, Wieland

doi:10.3109/17477166.2010.526305

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“…Starting at around the year 2000, childhood obesity rates apparently reached a plateaue or even declined in developed countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. This was an unexpected finding, because, for example, in the USA, it has been suggested that the prevalence rate of obesity in children will reach 30% by 2030 [21].…”

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Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries

Wabitsch¹,

Moß²,

Kromeyer-Hauschild³

2015

The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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Surveys performed in the past 10 to 15 years show a yet unexplained stabilization or decline in prevalence rates of childhood obesity in developed countries. The projected continuous increase in obesity prevalence throughout future decades seems not to occur at present. Apparently, saturation has been reached, which might be related to societal adjustments. Hence, we postulate a cumulative effect of public health programs for obesity prevention resulting, for example, in an increase in physical activity, and a decline in television viewing and in the consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks by children. Effective public health programs are urgently needed for developing countries, where obesity rates in children still continued to increase during the past decade.

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“…This impressive development has recently been followed by stabilization or even decline in prevalence rates [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. This commentary highlights the published data on the recent stabilization in childhood obesity rates.…”

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Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries

Wabitsch¹,

Moß²,

Kromeyer-Hauschild³

2015

The Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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“…4 Results from the United States have shown a decline in obesity rates among toddlers and a plateau in rates among older children; 9,10 stabilization has also been noted in other jurisdictions (e.g., Germany and Australia). [11][12][13][14][15][16] We undertook this study to determine the most recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children using the current WHO weight charts for Canada applied to a representative sample of children.…”

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Recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children

Rodd

Sharma

2016

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“…The rise in prevalence of childhood obesity in the 1990s appears to have slowed or reversed in a number of developed countries during the first decade of the 21st century (1)(2)(3) . Data from the Health Survey for England show a rise in the prevalence of obesity in 2-15-year-olds from 11 % in 1995 to 19 % in 2004, followed by a plateau at 15-17 % from 2006 to 2014 (4) .…”

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Socio-economic differences in diet, physical activity and leisure-time screen use among Scottish children in 2006 and 2010: are we closing the gap?

McNeill

Masson

Macdiarmid

et al. 2017

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ObjectiveTo investigate socio-economic differences in children’s diet, activity and inactivity and changes in these differences over 4 years during which new policies on food in schools were introduced.DesignTwo cross-sectional surveys in which diet was assessed by FFQ and physical activity and inactivity were assessed by interviewer-administered questionnaire. Socio-economic status was assessed by the area-based Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.SettingScotland, 2006 and 2010.SubjectsChildren aged 3–17 years (n 1700 in 2006, n 1906 in 2010).ResultsIn both surveys there were significant linear associations between socio-economic deprivation and intakes of energy, non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) as a percentage of food energy, sugar-sweetened beverages, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks and leisure-time screen use (all higher among children in more deprived areas), while intakes of fruit, fruit juice and vegetables showed the opposite trend. In 2010 children in more deprived areas engaged in more physical activity out of school than those in more affluent areas, but between 2006 and 2010 there was an overall reduction in physical activity out of school. There were also small but statistically significant overall reductions in intakes of confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks, energy and NMES and saturated fat as a percentage of food energy, but no statistically significant change in socio-economic gradients in diet or activity between the two surveys.ConclusionsInterventions to improve diet and physical activity in children in Scotland need to be designed so as to be effective in all socio-economic groups.

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Age-specific stabilization in obesity prevalence in German children: A cross-sectional study from 1999 to 2008

Cited by 147 publications

References 40 publications

Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries

Unexpected Plateauing of Childhood Obesity Rates in Developed Countries

Recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children

Socio-economic differences in diet, physical activity and leisure-time screen use among Scottish children in 2006 and 2010: are we closing the gap?

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