Childhood Obesity: A New Pandemic of the New Millennium

Kimm, Sue Y. S.; Obarzanek, Eva

doi:10.1542/peds.110.5.1003

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“…Although sexual maturation was not assessed in this study, the inverse association between obesity and age agrees with a previous report where higher rates of obesity were observed in girls around the time of menarche (Kimm and Obarzanek, 2002).…”

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Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Perez-Cueto

Almanza²,

Kolsteren

2004

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight, obesity and being thin in adolescents of La Paz City, Bolivia. Design: Cross-sectional study, clustered sampling. Setting: La Paz, Bolivia, August-September 2003. Subjects: Height and weight of 525 adolescents (mean age 16 y; s.d.71.3) attending public and private schools were measured; sociodemographic characteristics were assessed with a short questionnaire.Results: The present study reveals that 9.3% (72.5) of the sample are thin adolescents; 19.8% (73.4) is the overall prevalence of overweight and 2.3% (71.3) the overall prevalence of obesity. The odds of being thin were higher among those working (P ¼ 0.03) and among those of higher age (Po0.001). The odds of being overweight were higher among female subjects (Po0.001). The odds of being obese were higher among younger adolescents (P ¼ 0.046) and among the more wealthy ones (P ¼ 0.044). Conclusions: A large prevalence of 22% overweight/obesity in adolescents from La Paz City was observed. The findings support the need of enhanced nutritional surveillance and interventions particularly in female adolescents.

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Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Perez-Cueto

Almanza²,

Kolsteren

2004

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…The increasing prevalence of both asthma and obesity are major public health concerns (Castro-Rodriguez et al, 2001). However, the root cause of both these increases remain unknown (Kimm & Obarzanek, 2006;To, Vydykhan, Dell, Tassoudji, & Harris, 2004). Recent studies suggest that the marked increases in obesity observed during the last twenty years may in part be causing the increase in asthma prevalence concomitantly observed (Castro-Rodriguez et al, 2001;Mannino et al, 2006).…”

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Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Overweight and Non-Overweight Children With Asthma

Manion¹,

Velsor-Friedrich²

2017

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

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“…1 In parallel, scientific evidence is mounting up that suggests that the metabolic disorders that habitually accompany excess body fat are already manifest during childhood. [2][3][4][5] The metabolic syndrome is defined as a group of disorders that includes obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension and other metabolic anomalies associated with cardiovascular disease, 6,7 and it is possible that this syndrome is already affecting children even before they start school.…”

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Determinação dos valores de glicemia, insulinemia e índice (HOMA) em escolares e adolescentes eutróficos

Nogueira‐de‐Almeida

Pinho

Ricco

et al. 2008

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: To determine fasting glycemia and insulinemia levels and the HOMA index in a group of children and adolescents with normal body mass index (BMI).Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at two public schools in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. A total of 447 children and adolescents of both sexes, with normal BMI, aged 7 to 17.9 years and of average maturity for their age, underwent anthropometric measurements and provided personal data and a sample of venous blood so that glycemia, insulinemia and HOMA index could be determined. The results obtained for boys and girls were compared for each age range using the Mann-Whitney test. The results within each age band were then compared for boys and girls using the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: Glycemia results varied from 7 to 8.9 years (p = 0.0005). Fasting insulinemia varied significantly with age in both sexes (p < 0.001), with the highest values observed among children aged 13 to 14.9 years. HOMA indices varied significantly with age in both boys and girls (p < 0.001), with values that increased progressively up to the age band of 13 and 14.9 years.Conclusions: These data demonstrate the necessity of establishing reference curves for these three indicators.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(2):136-140: Obesity, hyperinsulinism, insulin, metabolic syndrome X.

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Childhood Obesity: A New Pandemic of the New Millennium

Cited by 230 publications

References 38 publications

Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Overweight and Non-Overweight Children With Asthma

Determinação dos valores de glicemia, insulinemia e índice (HOMA) em escolares e adolescentes eutróficos

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