Management of obesity in children
International Journal of Development Research
Management of obesity in children
Received 09th January, 2019; Received in revised form 21st February, 2019; Accepted 06th March, 2019; Published online 30th April, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Dr. Lamyaa Imran Ali et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Obesity and overweight is the most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and adolescents in the United States and worldwide. Approximately 21-24% of American children and adolescents are overweight, and another 16-18% is obese; More than one billion people worldwide are affected by obesity. The study was a case-control study. • Overweight/obesity were more common among males, no significant correlation was found with sex. • There was highly significant protective effect of breastfeeding against development of obesity. • Limitation of physical activity and watching TV for > 2 hours duration is a significant risk factor for overweight/obesity. • There was no significant positive correlation between birth weight and/or history of prematurity and overweight/obesity. • There was a significant correlation observed among paternal education, formula feeding, number of meals or snacks/day, and frequency and amount of consumption of saturated fat, dairy products, fruits/vegetables and grains with overweight/obesity. • There was a significant correlation between high income and overweight/obesity. • Although psychological effect was obvious on children in the study, this could not be assessed statistically.
