Recent trends in overweight and obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years across 21 countries

Fan, Hui; Zhang, Xingyu

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“…In contrast, the trends in the prevalence in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific plateaued, although the prevalence remained at a high level. In terms of relative change, lower-middle-income countries experienced a more rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity compared to high- and upper-middle-income countries [ 22 ].…”

Section: Obesity In Pediatric Agementioning

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Use of Physical Activity and Exercise to Reduce Inflammation in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

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Rossi

et al. 2022

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Childhood obesity is a leading public health problem worldwide, as it is increasingly prevalent and therefore responsible for serious obesity-related comorbidities, not only in childhood but also in adulthood. In addition to cardio-metabolic obesity-related disorders, recent evidence suggests that excess adipose tissue in turn is associated with immune cell infiltration, increased adipokine release, and the development of low-grade systemic inflammation obesity. Exercise is considered a non-pharmacological intervention that can delay obesity-related comorbidities, improving cardiovascular fitness and modulating the inflammatory processes. It has been reported that the anti-inflammatory effect of regular exercise may be mediated by a reduction in visceral fat mass, with a subsequent decrease in the release of adipokines from adipose tissue (AT) and/or by the induction of an anti-inflammatory environment. In this narrative review, we discuss the role of AT as an endocrine organ associated with chronic inflammation and its role in obesity-related complications, focusing on the effect of exercise in reducing inflammation in children and adolescents with obesity. Regular physical exercise must be considered as a natural part of a healthy lifestyle, and promoting physical activity starting from childhood is useful to limit the negative effects of obesity on health. The crucial role of the immune system in the development of obesity-induced inflammatory processes and the efficacy of exercise as an anti-inflammatory, non-pharmacological intervention may provide possible targets for the development of new treatments and early preventive strategies.

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Use of Physical Activity and Exercise to Reduce Inflammation in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

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“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults and children has rapidly increased in most countries over the past two decades [ 1 – 3 ]. This global overweight and obesity epidemic has been hard to control given that this condition develops in early life and persists into middle and late life [ 4 ].…”

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Influence of parental weight change on the incidence of overweight and obesity in offspring

Fan

Zhang

2022

BMC Pediatr

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Background There is limited information on the association of parental weight change with overweight and obesity in offspring. This study aimed to investigate the association between parental weight change and incident overweight and obesity in offspring. Methods This longitudinal cohort study included 2,963 parent–offspring trios who participated in at least two waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The children without overweight and obesity defined by the International Obesity Task Force were included at the initial survey. Parental overweight and obesity were defined as body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2. Results The incidence of overweight and obesity in offspring was 5.8% during a mean follow-up of 5.4 years. Paternal and maternal overweight and obesity at baseline were associated with this condition in offspring at follow-up (both Ps < 0.05). Compared with the persistent normal group, the persistent overweight and obesity group and incident overweight and obesity group (normal weight to overweight and obesity), but not the reversion group (overweight and obesity to normal weight), were more likely to report overweight and obesity in offspring at follow-up, regardless of father’s or mother’s condition. Additionally, compared with offspring whose both parents remained normal weight, those whose both parents changed from overweight and obesity to normal weight or whose one parent changed from overweight and obesity to normal weight while the other remained normal weight had no higher risks of overweight and obesity. Conclusion This study highlights the importance of parental weight management in the prevention of overweight/obesity in offspring.

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“…It's worrying that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has increased all over the world, and very young children were affected-about forty-one million children aged under five were overweight or obese in 2016 globally, with almost half of them living in Asia [1][2][3][4][5]. Despite public health efforts, the proportion of overweight/obesity has continued to rise dramatically in both developed and developing countries during past few decades, and China is no exception [6][7][8]. According to data from the Report on Childhood Obesity in China in 2017, the number of children and youth with overweight or obesity increased from 6.15 million in 1985 to 34.96 million in 2014 [9,10].…”

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Association between overweight, obesity and sleep duration and related lifestyle behaviors is gender and educational stages dependent among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years: a cross-sectional study in Henan

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Background To investigate the associations between overweight, obesity and sleep duration and related lifestyle behaviors in children and adolescents at different gender and educational stages. Methods A cross-sectional study comprising 18723 children and adolescents with a stratified cluster sampling method of Henan Province was conducted in 2019. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the information about demographic characteristics as well as sleep and lifestyle behaviors. Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were taken and body mass index was computered as an indicator of overweight and obesity. The Chi-square test, one-way analysis of variance and multiple logistic regression were used to data analysis. Results Among the respondents, 12657(67.6%) were with normal weight, 3711(19.8%) were overweight and 2355(12.6%) were obesity. The average age of the participants was 12.6 years old. The proportion of overweight and obesity in the 10191 boys was 18.7% and 14.2% respectively. The proportion of overweight and obesity in the 8532 girls was 21.2% and 10.6% respectively. In trend analyses, sleep duration at different gender found with the decreased of the sleep duration, the proportions of overweight/obesity in boys and girls were gradually increased (Ptrend<0.05). In the adjusted logistic regression models, the results showed stratified by gender, compared with the recommended sleep duration group, students with very short sleep duration and short sleep duration showed an increased ORadj of 2.56 and 2.13 in boys, 2.34 and 2.09 in girls respectively. According to different educational stages, those in very short sleep duration and short sleep duration showed an increased ORadj of 2.15 and 1.69 in primary school, 2.26 and 1.58 in middle school, 2.23 and 1.51 in high school respectively. Conclusions Children and adolescents with very short sleep duration and short sleep duration may increase the risk of overweight/obesity, the association differed based on the gender-specific and educational stages-specific. Gender and educational stages should be regarded as specific characteristics for the effects on overweight/obesity in Henan Province.

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Recent trends in overweight and obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 15 years across 21 countries

Cited by 29 publications

References 34 publications

Use of Physical Activity and Exercise to Reduce Inflammation in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Use of Physical Activity and Exercise to Reduce Inflammation in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Influence of parental weight change on the incidence of overweight and obesity in offspring

Association between overweight, obesity and sleep duration and related lifestyle behaviors is gender and educational stages dependent among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years: a cross-sectional study in Henan

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