Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto

The prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers is increasing by 1.5% per year, probably due to a higher consumption of highly caloric foods and to physical inactivity. Hypercholesterolemia, increased insulin levels and high blood pressure of childhood obesity, precede atherosclerosis, corona...

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Autor principal: Burrows A,Raquel
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2000
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720000001000152000-05-25Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adultoBurrows A,Raquel Adolescent nutrition Child nutrition disorders Child psychology Obesity The prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers is increasing by 1.5% per year, probably due to a higher consumption of highly caloric foods and to physical inactivity. Hypercholesterolemia, increased insulin levels and high blood pressure of childhood obesity, precede atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension in adulthood. The prevention of childhood obesity is an efficient strategy to decrease the prevalence of non transmissible chronic diseases in the adult. The recommendations of experts committees for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity are reviewed. They aim at a change in dietary habits and increasing physical activity. A well balanced healthy diet and a decrease in physical inactivity time will result in a successful treatment approach for obesity. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 105-110)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.128 n.1 20002000-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872000000100015es10.4067/S0034-98872000000100015
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Adolescent nutrition
Child nutrition disorders
Child psychology
Obesity
spellingShingle Adolescent nutrition
Child nutrition disorders
Child psychology
Obesity
Burrows A,Raquel
Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
description The prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers is increasing by 1.5% per year, probably due to a higher consumption of highly caloric foods and to physical inactivity. Hypercholesterolemia, increased insulin levels and high blood pressure of childhood obesity, precede atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension in adulthood. The prevention of childhood obesity is an efficient strategy to decrease the prevalence of non transmissible chronic diseases in the adult. The recommendations of experts committees for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity are reviewed. They aim at a change in dietary habits and increasing physical activity. A well balanced healthy diet and a decrease in physical inactivity time will result in a successful treatment approach for obesity. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 105-110)
author Burrows A,Raquel
author_facet Burrows A,Raquel
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title Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
title_short Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
title_full Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
title_fullStr Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
title_full_unstemmed Prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
title_sort prevención y tratamiento de la obesidad desde la niñez: la estrategia para disminuir las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles del adulto
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2000
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