Materiały źródłowe

• #1 Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do | Obesity | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/family-action/index.html

  Childhood obesity is a complex disease with many contributing factors, including genetics, eating patterns, physical activity levels, and sleep routines. […] Although there is no one solution, there are many ways parents and caregivers can help children have a healthy weight and set up lifelong healthy habits. […] About 1 in 5 American children have obesity. […] Obesity also has an impact on medical costs. […] Though there is no one solution to addressing obesity, there are many ways parents and caregivers can help children have a healthy weight and set up lifelong healthy habits at home. […] Adopting healthy eating patterns as a family helps children reach and maintain a healthy weight as they age. […] Help your children move more and meet the physical activity recommendations by making it a family affair.

• #2 Managing Obesity in Schools | Managing Health Conditions in School | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/school-health-conditions/chronic/obesity.html

  Obesity affects nearly 1 in 5 young people aged 6-19 years in the United States. […] Schools reach a majority of children and adolescents and can affect this trend. […] Schools can involve people and places to help youth achieve and maintain a healthy weight. […] A comprehensive school approach supports the health and well-being of all students by focusing on nutrition and physical activity. […] Many factors contribute to childhood obesity, including: Eating and physical activity behaviors. […] Changes where young people spend their time—homes, schools, and community settings—can enable youth to access nutritious foods and be physically active. […] Schools are a priority setting for obesity prevention efforts because they reach the vast majority of school-aged youth. […] Schools can adopt in-school and after-school programs, policies, and practices that are cost-effective and cost-saving, helping students: Eat more fruits and vegetables.

• #3 Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents

  https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/resources/obparnts.htm

  Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents […] Childhood Obesity is on the Rise […] The number of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. Approximately 10 percent of 4 and 5 year old children are overweight, double that of 20 years ago. Overweight is more prevalent in girls than boys and in older preschoolers (ages 4-5) than younger (ages 2-3). […] Obesity increases even more as children get older. For ages 6 to 11, at least one child in five is overweight. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than 50 percent and the number of obese children has nearly doubled. […] For most children, overweight is the result of unhealthy eating patterns (too many calories) and too little physical activity. Since these habits are established in early childhood, efforts to prevent obesity should begin early.

• #4 Obesity Prevention – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  https://www.paho.org/en/topics/obesity-prevention

  Obesity is one of the main risk factors for many chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke, as well as several types of cancer. Also, children who are overweight are at higher risk of living with overweight or obesity in adulthood. […] To address and stop the increase in obesity rates, PAHO promotes and supports policies that allow people to improve their diet, physical activity, and health in the Region of the Americas. […] In 2014, PAHO welcomed the unanimous approval of the Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents to implement a set of effective policies, laws, regulations, and interventions that take into account priorities and the context of Member States in the following strategic lines of action: a) Protection, promotion, and support of optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. b) Improvement of preschool and school nutrition and physical activity environments. c) Fiscal policies and regulation of food marketing. d) Intersectoral actions for health promotion. e) Surveillance, research, and evaluation.

• #5 Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems

  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9467-obesity-in-children

  Childhood obesity is a complex health condition that has many causes. If your child’s weight is putting their health at risk, their healthcare provider can recommend a robust treatment plan to improve their physical health and well-being. […] Theres no simple way to prevent childhood obesity. And its important to remember that preventing childhood obesity isnt just your and your familys responsibility its the collective responsibility of federal and local governments, schools, communities and corporations. Several genetic and medication-based factors contribute to obesity as well. These factors are outside of your control. […] One step you can take is to establish healthy eating habits and physical activity early. The eating habits your child picks up when theyre young will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle when theyre adults.

• #6 Childhood obesity – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20354827

  Childhood obesity is a serious health condition that involves having excess body fat early in life. The extra weight often starts children on the path to other health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Childhood obesity also can lead to poor self-esteem and depression. […] You can help manage or prevent childhood obesity by having your whole family regularly eat balanced meals and snacks. It also helps for the whole family to lead an active lifestyle. Steps such as these help protect your child’s health now and in the future. […] To help prevent childhood obesity, take the following steps: Set a good example. Make healthy eating and regular physical activity a family affair. That way, everyone benefits and no one feels singled out. It’s ideal for your child to get an hour of physical activity a day at least five days a week.

• #7 Childhood obesity-an insight into preventive strategies

  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4183902/

  Childhood obesity is now a global problem throughout the world. […] Therefore, the role of primary prevention along with methodical diet control, behavioral changes, and physical activity are the important strategies against the battle of childhood obesity. […] In this context, the role of primary prevention is of paramount importance besides incorporating strategies of behavioral changes, diet control, and physical activity. […] All health care personnel unanimously agree that prevention is the key strategy for controlling the current epidemic of obesity. […] Prevention may include primary prevention of overweight or obesity itself, secondary prevention or avoidance of weight regains following weight loss, and prevention of further weight increases in obese individuals unable to lose weight.

• #8 Childhood obesity: Prevention or treatment? | Anales de Pediatría

  https://analesdepediatria.org/en-childhood-obesity-prevention-or-treatment-articulo-S2341287917300285

  In short, childhood obesity continues to be a problem for society and a considerable challenge for paediatricians. It is our collective duty to bring the number of children that develop obesity to a minimum (primordial prevention), which calls for the implementation of appropriate preventive measures from the early stages of life. Another common goal should be to prevent the progression of children with overweight to obesity (primary prevention), and to keep obese children from becoming obese adults (secondary prevention), which would require: (1) clear criteria for the diagnosis of obesity and overweight; (2) development of adequate motivational interviewing skills in professionals in charge of the management and followup of obese patients; (3) standardisation of and agreement on the management of obesity in primary care settings; (4) establishment of clear criteria for referral to specialty care, and (5) creation in hospitals of units specialised in obesity for the intensive treatment of the most serious cases.

• #8 Childhood obesity: Prevention or treatment? | Anales de Pediatría

  https://analesdepediatria.org/en-childhood-obesity-prevention-or-treatment-articulo-S2341287917300285

  Childhood obesity is unquestionably one of the major health problems confronting the developed world, and it has been termed a global XXI century epidemic by the World Health Organisation. […] The treatment of childhood obesity may include pharmacological and nonpharmacological measures, and some cases in adolescents may even require surgery. Chief among the nonpharmacological measures are changes in diet and lifestyle habits, with an increase in hours spent in physical activity and a decrease in the time spent in sedentary activities. […] An adequate control of diet that guarantees optimal weight gain during pregnancy, maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding until age 6 months, the gradual introduction of solid foods in a balanced diet without excessive consumption of animal protein and with adequate intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and few simple carbohydrates, the structured monitoring of weight and height gain in children in primary care, and educating parents in how to promote healthy lifestyle habits in children, emphasising active over sedentary leisure activities, are some of the elements that research has shown ought to be implemented in strategies for the prevention of childhood obesity.

• #9 Childhood obesity-an insight into preventive strategies

  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4183902/

  Therefore, the prevention efforts are now best focused on key behaviors associated with the development of obesity, although other factors including genetics undoubtedly also contribute to the risk for obesity. […] There is modest evidence to suggest that modification of the following factors may help to prevent the development of obesity. […] Children are the priority population for intervention strategies as weight loss during adulthood is difficult, and there are more potential interventions for children than for adults. […] Prevention may be achieved through a variety of interventions targeting built environment, physical activity, and diet. […] It has been shown that focusing on reducing sedentary behavior and encouraging free play has been more effective than focusing on forced exercise or reducing food intake in preventing already obese children from gaining more weight.

• #10 Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies Must Start Early – American Society for Nutrition

  https://nutrition.org/childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies-must-start-early/

  Today in the United States, some 18% of children are obese. These children carry an increased risk of asthma, type 2 diabetes, and orthopedic disorders. […] The roots of childhood obesity can begin in utero. Maternal obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy, for example, both correlate with a higher risk of childhood obesity. Moreover, other determinants of childhood obesity, such as rapid weight gain during infancy, are well established before age five. […] Current guidelines recommend initiating screening for childhood obesity between ages six and twelve. However, according to the authors of Childhood Obesity Requires New Strategies for Prevention, a Perspective published in Advances in Nutrition, this may miss an important window during which obesity may be developing in many younger children. Instead, the authors argue that childhood obesity prevention must start early, beginning with the implementation of strategies to achieve healthy maternal weight prior to pregnancy.

• #11 Childhood obesity prevention: a life-course framework | International Journal of Obesity Supplements

  https://www.nature.com/articles/ijosup20132

  Overweight/obese women are more likely to deliver newborns that also have a predisposition to store excessive amounts of fat since the early infancy period. […] Recommendations to women should include prevention of overweight/obesity prenatally, to attain adequate gestational weight and to lose the weight normally gained as part of the physiological response to pregnancy in the postpartum period. For the offspring the aims should be to promote optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, and to foster physical activity and adequate dietary habits. […] Well-coordinated inter-sectorial national obesity prevention programs built upon the life-course framework foundation requires in-depth early life systems analyses driven by the SEM.

• #12 Obesity and Preventive Intervention Among Children: A Narrative Review

  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10955407/

  One of the most crucial settings for preventing childhood obesity is schools, as they have a significant influence on children’s education. […] Considering the crucial influence parents have on shaping their children’s dietary preferences, PA habits, and sleep patterns, implementing preventative programs centered around families emerges as a practical strategy in addressing the global obesity epidemic. […] Community preventative programs should be promoted, such as taxation of harmful foods and beverages. […] The review highlights the critical need for early intervention and prevention strategies to curb the rising prevalence of childhood obesity. These efforts should promote healthier lifestyles, encourage PA, and foster nutritional education at home and in schools.

• #13 Childhood Obesity: Causes & Problems

  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9467-obesity-in-children

  Other recommendations for childhood obesity prevention include: Breastfeeding exclusively until around 6 months of age. Having fun physical activity daily. Limiting screen time to less than one to two hours per day. Avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages and limiting 100% fruit juice intake. […] Your child’s healthcare provider will determine if your child’s health is at risk due to their weight. If this is the case, you may want to consider a formal treatment program. […] Experts in childhood obesity highly recommend the use of intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT). This treatment educates and supports families in nutrition and physical activity changes that promote long-term health.

• #14 Childhood obesity – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20354827

  Offer balanced meals and snacks each day. To serve a balanced meal, think of the space for food on a plate. Fruits and vegetables should take up half of the plate. Grains such as bulgur, brown rice and whole-wheat pasta should take up a quarter of the plate. Proteins such as lean meat, poultry, seafood and lentils should take up the other quarter of the plate. […] Be sure your child gets enough sleep. Too little sleep may raise the risk of obesity. How much sleep children need depends on their age. For instance, children ages 6 to 12 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep a day. Teens ages 13 to 18 need about 8 to 10 hours. Try to help your child go to sleep and wake up at the same times each day. […] Breastfeeding your infant from birth to 6 months old may lower the risk of obesity later in life.

• #15 Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents

  https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/resources/obparnts.htm

  Establish daily meal and snack times, and eating together as frequently as possible. Make a wide variety of healthful foods available based on the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children. Determine what food is offered and when, and let the child decide whether and how much to eat. […] Plan sensible portions. Use the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children as a guide. […] Discourage eating meals or snacks while watching TV. Eating in front of the TV may make it difficult to pay attention to feelings of fullness and may lead to overeating. […] Encourage physical activity. Participate in family physical activity time on a regular basis, such as walks, bike rides, hikes, and active games. Support your children’s organized physical activities. Provide a safe, accessible place outside for play. […] Limit the amount of time children watch television, play video games, and work on the computer to 1 to 2 hours per day. The average American child spends about 24 hours each week watching television. Reducing sedentary activities helps increase physical activity.

• #16 Preventing Childhood Obesity: Tips for Parents

  https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/resources/obparnts.htm

  Parents and caregivers can help prevent childhood obesity by providing healthy meals and snacks, daily physical activity, and nutrition education. Healthy meals and snacks provide nutrition for growing bodies while modeling healthy eating behavior and attitudes. Increased physical activity reduces health risks and helps weight management. Nutrition education helps young children develop an awareness of good nutrition and healthy eating habits for a lifetime. […] Children can be encouraged to adopt healthy eating behaviors and be physically active when parents: […] Focus on good health, not a certain weight goal. Teach and model healthy and positive attitudes toward food and physical activity without emphasizing body weight. […] Focus on the family. Do not set overweight children apart. Involve the whole family and work to gradually change the family’s physical activity and eating habits.

• #17 Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do | Obesity | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/family-action/index.html

  Good sleep helps prevent type 2 diabetes, obesity, injuries, and problems with attention and behavior. […] Staying with a consistent sleep schedule, including on weekends, can help children sleep better. […] Reducing screen time can free up time for family activities and can remove cues to eat unhealthy food. […] The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends creating a family media plan with examples of ways to reduce screen time. […] High-quality ECE programming can have a positive impact on a child’s social-emotional wellbeing, educational achievement, health, and socioeconomic outcomes later in life. […] When looking for ECE programs for your child, ask about policies and practices related to breastfeeding and feeding breast milk to infants, nutrition standards for the food served, access to outdoor physical activity during the day, and how much time the child will spend daily in front of a screen. […] If you are concerned about your child’s weight, talk with their health care provider. […] FHWPs are comprehensive, family-based lifestyle change programs to help children who are overweight or who have obesity make progress toward a healthier weight through positive behavior changes.

• #18 CPE Monthly: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment – Today’s Dietitian Magazine

  https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0818p52.shtml

  Therefore, parents should be taught to serve as role models for their children by monitoring and modifying their own eating and exercise habits. […] RDs assist with preparing the family for lifestyle changes required with bariatric surgery and, along with a team of specialists, participate in long-term follow-up care of the metabolic and psychosocial needs of the patient and family. […] The most effective way in which RDs can improve outcomes for overweight children and adolescents is by working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a multicomponent pediatric obesity program that teaches healthful eating, exercise, and behavior modification strategies to children and their parents or caregivers.

• #19 Managing Obesity in Schools | Managing Health Conditions in School | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/school-health-conditions/chronic/obesity.html

  Obesity affects nearly 1 in 5 young people aged 6-19 years in the United States. […] Schools reach a majority of children and adolescents and can affect this trend. […] Schools can involve people and places to help youth achieve and maintain a healthy weight. […] A comprehensive school approach supports the health and well-being of all students by focusing on nutrition and physical activity. […] Many factors contribute to childhood obesity, including: Eating and physical activity behaviors. […] Changes where young people spend their time—homes, schools, and community settings—can enable youth to access nutritious foods and be physically active. […] Schools are a priority setting for obesity prevention efforts because they reach the vast majority of school-aged youth. […] Schools can adopt in-school and after-school programs, policies, and practices that are cost-effective and cost-saving, helping students: Eat more fruits and vegetables.

• #20 Childhood obesity: Prevention or treatment? | Anales de Pediatría

  https://www.analesdepediatria.org/en-childhood-obesity-prevention-or-treatment-articulo-S2341287917300285

  A Cochrane review on interventions for preventing obesity in children identified the following strategies as having beneficial effects: a school curriculum that includes healthy eating, physical activity and body image; increased sessions for physical activity and the development of fundamental movement skills throughout the school week; improvements in nutritional quality of the food supply in schools; environments and cultural practices that support children eating healthier foods and being active throughout each day; support for teachers and other staff to implement health promotion strategies and activities; parent support and home activities that encourage children to be more active, eat more nutritious foods and spend less time in screen based activities. […] In short, childhood obesity continues to be a problem for society and a considerable challenge for paediatricians. It is our collective duty to bring the number of children that develop obesity to a minimum (primordial prevention), which calls for the implementation of appropriate preventive measures from the early stages of life. Another common goal should be to prevent the progression of children with overweight to obesity (primary prevention), and to keep obese children from becoming obese adults (secondary prevention), which would require: (1) clear criteria for the diagnosis of obesity and overweight; (2) development of adequate motivational interviewing skills in professionals in charge of the management and followup of obese patients; (3) standardisation of and agreement on the management of obesity in primary care settings; (4) establishment of clear criteria for referral to specialty care, and (5) creation in hospitals of units specialised in obesity for the intensive treatment of the most serious cases.

• #21 Childhood obesity-an insight into preventive strategies

  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4183902/

  The following practices are recommended, which are based primarily on expert opinion and some are supported by clinical studies, usually with short-term outcomes. […] For all children and their families, routine healthcare should include obesity-focused education. […] High importance of physical activity. […] Healthy foods in cafeteria, ban on sweetened beverages and energy-dense junk food. […] Key goals to address are the common diet-related problems encountered in children, set firm limits on television and other media early in the child’s life, and establish habits of frequent physical activity. […] Creation of national task force for obesity. […] Decrease in taxes and prices of fruits and vegetables. […] More playgrounds, parks and walking and bicycle tracks. […] Food policy to include country-specific guidelines for healthy nutrition for adults and children. […] Therefore, the role of primary or secondary prevention is the mainstay plan for controlling this epidemic.

• #22 Effective strategies for childhood obesity prevention via school based, family involved interventions: a critical review for the development of the Feel4Diabetes-study school based component | BMC Endocrine Disorders | Full Text

  https://bmcendocrdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12902-020-0526-5

  Although there are many interventions targeting childhood obesity prevention, only few have demonstrated positive results. The current review aimed to gather and evaluate available school-based intervention studies with family involvement targeting dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviors among primary schoolchildren and their families, in order to identify the most effective strategies. […] Strategies implemented in effective interventions were: teachers acting as role-models and being actively involved in the delivery of the intervention, school policies supporting the availability of healthy food and beverage choices and limiting unhealthy snacks, changes in the schoolyard, in the recess rules and in the physical education classes to increase physical activity, and involving parents in the intervention via assignments, meetings, informative material and encouraging them to improve the home environment.

• #23 Managing Obesity in Schools | Managing Health Conditions in School | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/school-health-conditions/chronic/obesity.html

  A comprehensive approach can address childhood obesity in schools, especially for elementary and middle school students. […] A comprehensive approach means routinely directing attention to nutrition and physical activity in schools. […] It can involve school nurses, parents, caregivers, and other community members, such as pediatricians and after-school program providers. […] A comprehensive approach supports the health and well-being of all students. […] School-based programs to promote physical activity and improve diet quality have not contributed to increases in depression, anxiety, or body-dissatisfaction. […] Schools should not emphasize physical appearances or reinforce negative stereotypes about obesity. […] School nurses play a key role to prevent and reduce student overweight and obesity.

• #24 Healthy Child Care Settings  – The Nutrition Source

  https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-child-care/

  Programs participate or follow the Child and Adult Care Food Program food and beverage guidelines. Sugar-sweetened beverages are not served. No more than 4-6oz of 100% juice is served per day for children aged one to six years. Safe drinking water is offered throughout the day or in frequent intervals. Fruits and/or vegetables are served at each eating occasion. At least half of the grains/breads served in meals and snacks are whole grains. Grain-based desserts or sugary/sweet foods are served once per week. Processed and red meats are limited. Program includes a policy with nutritional guidance/standards for food and beverages brought to the program from home. Written menus are shared with families and maintained by programs. Family-style meal service during meals and snack. […] Toddlers are provided 60-90 minutes of moderate/vigorous physical activity daily. Preschoolers are provided 90-120 minutes of moderate/vigorous physical activity daily. Outdoor play is provided for at least 60 minutes per day. Safe weather conditions for outdoor play are specified. Staff provide structured and unstructured physical activity opportunities. Staff participate in physical activity with children. Staff are trained in promoting physical activity.

• #25 Healthy Child Care Settings  – The Nutrition Source

  https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-child-care/

  The nutrition and physical activity standards include the following: ensuring meals and snack meet daily nutrition requirements; safe drinking water is freely available to children throughout the day; physical activity is integrated into curricular activities and daily routines; and ensuring that physical activity is not used as a reward or punishment. […] The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is another federal program that can influence the diet quality of very young children. CACFP is a federally-funded program administered by states that provides financial support for food service in ECE settings, including child care centers and family day care homes. […] Updated in 2017 as part of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, CACFP regulates the types and quantity of food and beverages served for meals and snacks during child care. Participation in CACFP promotes child care environments that support healthy nutrition, including improved quality of foods and beverages served and/or consumed, including more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and less juice and refined grains compared to non-participating programs.

• #26 Healthy Child Care Settings  – The Nutrition Source

  https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-child-care/

  No screen time for children younger than 2 years of age. Less than 30 minutes per week of screen time for children 2-5 years of age. Any screen time provided must be educational or children are specifically not allowed to watch marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages. […] Providing ECE providers with the training, technical assistance, and resources to implement obesity prevention is a critical strategy to ensure that recommendations positively impact child nutrition, physical activity, and screen time behaviors while in their care. […] Modifications to childcare programs policies around food, physical activity, and screen time appear to be a way to meaningfully impact children’s healthy habit development and obesity risk. In particular, the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) program, which has been widely disseminated throughout the U.S. and is now available online through the Go NAP SACC program, has been shown to be an effective strategy for engaging and empowering child care providers to make healthy changes to their program policies.

• #27 Healthy Child Care Settings  – The Nutrition Source

  https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-child-care/

  Based on existing evidence, promising ECE interventions include those focused on improving the nutritional quality of meals and snacks served in childcare, increasing physical activity opportunities, limiting screen time, and/or providing classroom-based nutrition education. Interventions focusing on children at greatest risk of developing obesity showed highest efficacy, and longer-term follow-up effectiveness studies suggest that booster interventions may be required to ensure that healthy weight is maintained over time. […] Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from low-income families; it also may be a powerful program for supporting children’s healthy habit development, reducing their risk of unhealthy weight gain, and addressing health disparities. In addition to early learning and a focus on family overall wellbeing, Head Start Program Performance Standards include requirements related to nutrition and physical activity.

• #28 Preventing Childhood Obesity: 6 Things Families Can Do | Obesity | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/family-action/index.html

  Childhood obesity is a complex disease with many contributing factors, including genetics, eating patterns, physical activity levels, and sleep routines. […] Although there is no one solution, there are many ways parents and caregivers can help children have a healthy weight and set up lifelong healthy habits. […] About 1 in 5 American children have obesity. […] Obesity also has an impact on medical costs. […] Though there is no one solution to addressing obesity, there are many ways parents and caregivers can help children have a healthy weight and set up lifelong healthy habits at home. […] Adopting healthy eating patterns as a family helps children reach and maintain a healthy weight as they age. […] Help your children move more and meet the physical activity recommendations by making it a family affair.

• #29 Childhood Obesity: Prevention & Treatment Strategies

  https://texomacareweightloss.com/blog/childhood-obesity-prevention-and-treatment/

  Childhood obesity is a major public health concern that affects millions of children and teens worldwide. […] One of the best ways to deal with childhood obesity is taking steps to prevent it. Here are some effective ways to prevent this condition: […] Encourage children to consume a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. Limit the intake of sugary beverages and high-calorie, low-nutrient snacks. […] Physical activity is crucial for maintaining a healthy weight. It’s important to make sure kids get at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. […] Limiting screen time can help reduce sedentary behavior. You should help kids play outside more. They should spend less time on video games, TV and screens. […] A supportive and involved family can make all the difference in preventing childhood obesity. Parents and caregivers should show good habits and make a helpful atmosphere for healthy living.

• #30 The Rising Burden of Childhood Obesity: Prevention Should Start in Primary School

  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/4/650

  A pillar of effective CO prevention is the adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD), which promotes a balanced intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats. […] Promoting nutritional education and fostering adherence to this dietary model could play a pivotal role in mitigating the prevalence of CO globally. […] Public health interventions can effectively target CO by integrating the following strategies: reducing sedentary behaviors, ensuring adequate sleep, and promoting a Mediterranean dietary pattern by strengthening parental skills and encouraging positive role modeling. […] The overall project aims to identify the gaps to be filled in order to implement the effective and early prevention of childhood obesity in preschool-aged children, with the ultimate goal of providing specific models to promote healthier lifestyles at an early age.

• #31 Childhood obesity – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic

  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20354827

  Childhood obesity is a serious health condition that involves having excess body fat early in life. The extra weight often starts children on the path to other health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Childhood obesity also can lead to poor self-esteem and depression. […] You can help manage or prevent childhood obesity by having your whole family regularly eat balanced meals and snacks. It also helps for the whole family to lead an active lifestyle. Steps such as these help protect your child’s health now and in the future. […] To help prevent childhood obesity, take the following steps: Set a good example. Make healthy eating and regular physical activity a family affair. That way, everyone benefits and no one feels singled out. It’s ideal for your child to get an hour of physical activity a day at least five days a week.

• #32 Preventing childhood obesity: What parents should know – CHOC – Children’s health hub

  https://health.choc.org/preventing-childhood-obesity-what-parents-should-know/

  Additionally, to help children develop healthy eating habits, parents can: Purchase healthy, nutrient-dense foods from the grocery store, and limit high calorie foods and drinks. For example, buy fruits and vegetables for snacks instead of chips and crackers. […] Physical activity looks different at all stages of childhood. In infancy, tummy time helps strengthen a baby’s body. For toddlers, walking, jumping and running most of the day (except for nap time) is encouraged. Playing and being active all day should continue until age 5 when school starts. […] Once children start school, more of an effort must be made to ensure at least one hour of physical activity is achieved. After-school activities or sports can usually help with this goal. […] To encourage more physical activity for kids, parents can: Plan fun family activities that involve being physically active, such as hikes, bike rides, walks, and swimming. […] Limit screen time to less than or equal to two hours for children ages 2 and over. For children less than 2 years, screen time should be avoided entirely. […] Enroll children in afterschool sports.

• #33 Childhood obesity-an insight into preventive strategies

  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4183902/

  Therefore, the prevention efforts are now best focused on key behaviors associated with the development of obesity, although other factors including genetics undoubtedly also contribute to the risk for obesity. […] There is modest evidence to suggest that modification of the following factors may help to prevent the development of obesity. […] Children are the priority population for intervention strategies as weight loss during adulthood is difficult, and there are more potential interventions for children than for adults. […] Prevention may be achieved through a variety of interventions targeting built environment, physical activity, and diet. […] It has been shown that focusing on reducing sedentary behavior and encouraging free play has been more effective than focusing on forced exercise or reducing food intake in preventing already obese children from gaining more weight.

• #34

  https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/obesity/Pages/obesity-prevention-aap-policy-explained.aspx

  Too much media use can also negatively impact mental health and well being. […] Learning about good nutrition can be a family affair. […] The healthiest beverage is plain water. […] Ultra-processed foods (think anything with a crinkly bag or long ingredient list of difficult-to-pronounce words) are everywhere. […] Kids (and grownups!) will benefit from sensible screen time limits that make room for other healthy activities. […] But when parents make it a priority to work movement into family routines, kids will benefit. […] Just like exercise, kids will follow the example that parents set for them. […] Parents and caregivers influence a child’s home environment and daily routines around mealtimes, sleep, active and screen use. […] Most of us don’t live in ideal places like this.

• #35

  https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/obesity/Pages/obesity-prevention-aap-policy-explained.aspx

  Obesity Prevention: AAP Policy Explained […] I know how it feelsespecially when it comes to helping your child be their healthiest self and preventing problems from childhood obesity. […] Our common goal: to ensure kids have access to what they need to live healthier, more active lives. […] That said, the guidance is based on the best science on strategies that can help prevent obesity at every stage, from infancy through adolescence. […] Setting regular meal and snack times can support healthy weight. […] Kids need physical activity built into every daywhether that’s playing sports, playing outdoors, helping with family chores, walking or biking to school, engaging in physical education, taking a family walk or any other physical activity they enjoy. […] Studies link insufficient sleep with weight gain, and sleep loss can aggravate health issues such as diabetes.

• #36 The prevalence and prevention strategies of pediatric obesity: a narrative review

  https://www.e-jyms.org/journal/view.php?number=2847

  Pediatric obesity has rapidly increased globally over the past few decades, including in Korea. […] Hence, prioritizing early intervention and prevention of pediatric obesity through healthy eating habits and lifestyles is crucial. This requires intervention at the individual, family, school, and community levels. […] To effectively address pediatric obesity, it is crucial to appropriately diagnose and evaluate comorbidities. […] The main goal should be ensuring early prevention of pediatric obesity and improving healthy eating habits, physical activity, and living environment. […] Interventions at various levels, including individuals, families, schools, and society, are essential to achieve this goal. […] Regularly checking and monitoring a child’s height and weight are the first steps toward prevention.

• #37 Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies | The National Academies Press

  https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13124/early-childhood-obesity-prevention-policies

  Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. […] Efforts to prevent childhood obesity to date have focused largely on school-aged children, with relatively little attention to children under age 5. However, there is a growing awareness that efforts to prevent childhood obesity must begin before children ever enter the school system. […] Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies reviews factors related to overweight and obese children from birth to age 5, with a focus on nutrition, physical activity, and sedentary behavior, and recommends policies that can alter children’s environments to promote the maintenance of healthy weight. […] The book recommends that health care providers make parents aware of their child’s excess weight early. It also suggests that parents and child care providers keep children active throughout the day, provide them with healthy diets, limit screen time, and ensure children get adequate sleep. […] In addition to providing comprehensive solutions to tackle the problem of obesity in infants and young children, Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies identifies potential actions that could be taken to implement those recommendations.

• #38 Obesity Prevention

  https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/obesity/

  Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in New York State and across the nation. […] Creating community environments, policies, and systems that support healthy food and beverage choices and safe and accessible physical activity opportunities, while also increasing efforts to reduce health disparities and inequities, is a major goal in the effort to prevent and reduce the burden of chronic diseases as part of the NYS Prevention Agenda 2019-2024. […] Increasingly, many diseases previously associated only with adulthood are also being seen in children who have overweight or obese BMI status. […] Obesity among children in the United States tripled since the 1970s. In New York State, an estimated 1 in 5 children have obesity weight status. […] In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued the first clinical practice guideline on evaluation and treatment of pediatric obesity with whole child, evidence-based approaches that pediatricians can use to treat children and adolescents effectively and safely.

• #39 Managing Obesity in Schools | Managing Health Conditions in School | CDC

  https://www.cdc.gov/school-health-conditions/chronic/obesity.html

  School nurses can address the complex physical, social, and health education needs of children and adolescents who have overweight or obesity. […] School nurses have the knowledge and skills to: Promote and implement school-based policies and strategies for healthy eating and physical activity. […] Lead the school community to influence policy changes that reinforce healthy eating, physical education, and physical activity—before, during, and after school.

• #40 CPE Monthly: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment – Today’s Dietitian Magazine

  https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0818p52.shtml

  One-third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. The prevalence of pediatric overweight and obesity has increased greatly since 1980, doubling in children aged 2 to 5 and tripling among those aged 6 to 11 and 12 to 19. The proportion of children affected by overweight and obesity is greatest among minority and underserved populations. As physicians may have limited nutrition expertise and time to counsel patients on obesity prevention and treatment, RDs should be actively involved as essential members of obesity management teams. […] This continuing education course discusses the diagnosis of childhood obesity, its complications, evidence-based treatment strategies, and key messages for RDs to communicate to families. The key messages focus on the behavioral contributors to childhood obesity that families can modify by working with RDs. Some suggestions for effectively communicating these key messages also are included.

• #41 Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity : Shots – Health News : NPR

  https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/06/18/nx-s1-5009227/preventive-task-force-childhood-obesity-bmi-counseling

  A panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends intensive behavioral interventions for kids aged 6 and older with a high body mass index. […] „Fortunately, we know that there are proven ways that primary care clinicians can help many children and teens to address the high BMI,” she says. „Our evidence shows that the behavioral counseling intervention of 26 or more hours can help them achieve a healthy weight and improve their quality of life.” […] There are three key components usually involved, she says. These are: education about healthy eating habits; counseling on weight-related behavioral changes, such as goal-setting, and supervised exercise sessions. […] However, Nicholson acknowledges the recommendations will pose challenges for many children and parents. Twenty-six hours of counseling is „a commitment both by the child or teen and their parents,” she says. Obstacles that can limit access to this kind of care also include finding a provider who offers the intensive counseling or finding reliable transportation to get to the sessions. […] But, Nicholson says, the evidence shows that such investments would be worth it. She adds that most of the research they looked at was for 6 to 12 months of counseling, but the task force would like to see more research into the impact of longer-term counseling.

• #42 Obesity Prevention – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  https://www.paho.org/en/topics/obesity-prevention

  Among other measures, the plan calls for the implementation of fiscal policies, such as taxes on sugary drinks and products with high caloric content and low nutritional value, the regulation of marketing and food labeling, the improvement of school environments for food and physical activity, and promoting breastfeeding and healthy eating.

• #43 Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies Must Start Early – American Society for Nutrition

  https://nutrition.org/childhood-obesity-prevention-strategies-must-start-early/

  The authors then advocate for a broad range of infant and early-childhood interventions to reduce childhood obesity risk, including: Improving the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, which could reduce childhood obesity up to 30%. Establishing early home health interventions and frequent weight and feeding monitoring for newborns identified as high risk for obesity. Imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, which studies have shown reduces the consumption of added sugars in children’s diets. Reducing obesity among adolescent and young adult women, leading to an estimated 10 to 22% reduction in childhood obesity, with ongoing effects for subsequent generations. Investing in nutritional support for populations at highest risk for childhood obesity, including low-income families. Increasing research, government, and industry efforts to reduce the public’s exposure to environmental obesogens, chemicals that alter the body’s ability to control weight gain.

• #44 Obesity Prevention – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  https://www.paho.org/en/topics/obesity-prevention

  Obesity is one of the main risk factors for many chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and stroke, as well as several types of cancer. Also, children who are overweight are at higher risk of living with overweight or obesity in adulthood. […] To address and stop the increase in obesity rates, PAHO promotes and supports policies that allow people to improve their diet, physical activity, and health in the Region of the Americas. […] In 2014, PAHO welcomed the unanimous approval of the Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents to implement a set of effective policies, laws, regulations, and interventions that take into account priorities and the context of Member States in the following strategic lines of action: a) Protection, promotion, and support of optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. b) Improvement of preschool and school nutrition and physical activity environments. c) Fiscal policies and regulation of food marketing. d) Intersectoral actions for health promotion. e) Surveillance, research, and evaluation.

• #45 Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  https://www.paho.org/en/documents/plan-action-prevention-obesity-children-and-adolescents

  The countries of the Americas took an important step forward in the fight against the rising epidemic of obesity when they unanimously signed a 5-year Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents, during the 53rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which was also 66th Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization for the Americas. Among other measures, the plan calls for the implementation of fiscal policies, such as taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and energy-dense nutrient-poor products, regulation of food marketing and labeling, improvement of school nutrition and physical activity environments, and promotion of breastfeeding and healthy eating. Its goal is to halt the rise of the epidemic so that there is no increase in current country prevalence rates of obesity.

• #46 A global initiative to combat childhood obesity in urban communities

  https://www.citiesforbetterhealth.com/latest-news/a-global-initiative-to-combat-childhood-obesity-in-urban-communities.html

  By taking this comprehensive approach, COPI strives to provide concrete insights into how urban environments can be transformed to better support children’s health. […] COPI is a key component of Novo Nordisk’s broader commitment to addressing obesity as a chronic disease and represents a vital step toward creating healthier, more resilient urban communities. As COPI rolls out globally, it will provide a blueprint for cities everywhere to combat childhood obesity and secure a healthier future for the next generation.

• #47 Childhood Obesity Prevention/Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards – United States Conference of Mayors

  https://www.usmayors.org/programs/abfha-awards/

  Since 2012, the Childhood Obesity Prevention/Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards — a partnership between The United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Association for a Healthy America (ABFHA) — has awarded nearly $6 million to cities of all sizes across the country to support programs that aim to improve the health and wellness of the nation’s children, families, neighborhoods, and cities. […] This award aims to support programs that engage community members and promote or stimulate behavior change, in the categories of: a) childhood obesity prevention; b) environmental health and sustainability or; c) a hybrid of both. Types of programs eligible for funding include but are not limited to: […] Increasing kids’ and families’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables, through the development of school and community gardens, and/or programs that support farmers’ markets and/or free or low-cost fruit and vegetable distribution in affected communities

• #48 Nutrition Physical Activity Obesity Prevention Program

  https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Health-Education-Management–Surveillance/Nutrition-Physical-Activity-and-Obesity-Prevention-Program/Nutrition-Physical-Activity–Obesity-Prevention-Program

  Mission Statement: The Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) Program is committed to providing quality education and supporting implementation of public health policies, systems, and environmental change (PSE) strategies aimed at promoting healthy eating and active living for Connecticut residents of all ages, with an emphasis on addressing health disparities. […] Eating healthy and being physically active can help you maintain a healthy body weight and prevent the development of chronic diseases. […] The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn’t short-term dietary changes; it’s about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating and regular physical activity. […] There is no single or simple solution to the obesity epidemic. Its a complex problem which requires a multifaceted approach. Policy makers, state and local organizations, business and community leaders, school, child care and healthcare professionals, and individuals must work together to create an environment that supports healthy lifestyles.

• #49 Prevention of overweight and obesity in children | Knowledge for policy

  https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/health-promotion-knowledge-gateway/prevention-overweight-obesity-children_en

  Many EU Member States have in place strategies and national guidelines for the primary prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood. […] The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity identifies three critical periods during the life course where consideration should be taken for preventing obesity: preconception and pregnancy, infancy and early childhood, and older childhood and adolescence. […] Several EU initiatives, such as Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan or the EU NCD Initiative, have prioritised actions relevant to childhood obesity such as: setting targets for food reformulation; reducing aggressive online and TV marketing to children and teenagers; and making healthy products more available to children through the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme or by revising public procurement guidelines for purchasing food.

• #50 New York City, ​Childhood Research in Obesity Prevention (CROP) | Programs in Global Health

  https://www.pgh.cuimc.columbia.edu/new-york-city-childhood-research-obesity-prevention-crop

  The first 24 months of life may provide a critical window for prevention of childhood obesity in disproportionately burdened populations. […] Investigating methods for early detection and prevention of fatty liver disease in children is a public health imperative. This research will accelerate the use of non-invasive technologies to diagnose pediatric fatty liver disease and provide new information on biologic and behavioral childhood risk factors that can be bridged to clinical and public health interventions to reduce fatty liver disease.

• #51 Preventing childhood obesity: What parents should know – CHOC – Children’s health hub

  https://health.choc.org/preventing-childhood-obesity-what-parents-should-know/

  Childhood obesity has been on the rise in the United States for the past 20 years. Although there are a variety of reasons why, the most modifiable ones are poor diet and lack of physical activity. […] Promoting healthy weight throughout childhood is much easier than treating obesity later in childhood. Let’s discuss how to prevent obesity in childhood through diet and physical activity. […] For infants less than 12 months old, research shows that breastfeeding and not overfeeding are important for preventing excessive weight gain. Additionally, waiting until 6 months of age to start solid foods; allowing for positive experiences with eating and drinking like touching and playing with their food; and recognizing “all done” cues when the infant is ready to end the meal encourages infants to self-regulate their intake.

• #52 Preventing childhood obesity: What parents should know – CHOC – Children’s health hub

  https://health.choc.org/preventing-childhood-obesity-what-parents-should-know/

  For children between ages one to four years old, following a daily meal schedule — with three meals and two to three snacks centered around fruits and vegetables not only provides adequate nutrition for growth but also begins to shape eating later in life. […] From ages 5 to 10 years old, children become more independent and will likely make their own food choices based on what’s available in their home and at school. Purchasing nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and low-fat dairy more often than high-calorie, poor-nutrition foods like chips, cookies and soda teaches children what foods are good for their bodies. […] For the 11 to 21-year-old adolescent, parents can best help promote healthy weight by continuing to purchase healthful foods, encouraging family meals and allowing their teen to learn about choosing, purchasing and preparing foods on their own.

• #53 Preventing childhood obesity: What parents should know – CHOC – Children’s health hub

  https://health.choc.org/preventing-childhood-obesity-what-parents-should-know/

  Additionally, to help children develop healthy eating habits, parents can: Purchase healthy, nutrient-dense foods from the grocery store, and limit high calorie foods and drinks. For example, buy fruits and vegetables for snacks instead of chips and crackers. […] Physical activity looks different at all stages of childhood. In infancy, tummy time helps strengthen a baby’s body. For toddlers, walking, jumping and running most of the day (except for nap time) is encouraged. Playing and being active all day should continue until age 5 when school starts. […] Once children start school, more of an effort must be made to ensure at least one hour of physical activity is achieved. After-school activities or sports can usually help with this goal. […] To encourage more physical activity for kids, parents can: Plan fun family activities that involve being physically active, such as hikes, bike rides, walks, and swimming. […] Limit screen time to less than or equal to two hours for children ages 2 and over. For children less than 2 years, screen time should be avoided entirely. […] Enroll children in afterschool sports.

• #54 Multi-component obesity prevention interventions | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

  https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/strategies-and-solutions/what-works-for-health/strategies/multi-component-obesity-prevention-interventions

  Multi-component obesity prevention interventions combine educational, environmental, and behavioral activities, and typically address both physical activity and nutrition. Often led by trained professionals, such interventions involve in-person meetings and offer opportunities for counseling, coaching, and support. Multi-component obesity prevention interventions frequently also include nutrition education, aerobic or strength training exercise sessions, training in behavioral techniques, and specific dietary prescriptions. […] There is strong evidence that multi-component obesity prevention interventions increase physical activity and weight loss for children and adolescents. Multi-component interventions also modestly improve weight status among adults, including overweight or obese adults and adults with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Additional evidence is needed to confirm long-term effects.

• #55 Multi-component obesity prevention interventions | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

  https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/strategies-and-solutions/what-works-for-health/strategies/multi-component-obesity-prevention-interventions

  In general, multi-component interventions are more effective than single component efforts, especially over longer durations. Longer term studies show greater weight loss among participants in multi-component interventions that address nutrition and physical activity than among participants in nutrition-only interventions; however, in the short-term, both interventions appear to have similar benefits. […] Multi-component interventions increase fruit and vegetable intake among younger children. Such interventions have demonstrated positive effects on child and adolescent weight status, possibly over the long-term. Multi-component interventions delivered in schools that include both home and community components have been shown to reduce body mass index (BMI) and improve weight status for children; interventions with only a home or community component and interventions delivered in community settings can also improve BMI and weight status. Multi-component interventions with a specific focus on self-esteem can improve self-esteem for overweight or obese adolescents; interventions without such a focus improve weight status but not self-esteem.

• #56 Obesity Prevention and Control | The Community Guide

  https://www.thecommunityguide.org/topics/obesity.html

  The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends three school-based intervention approaches to prevent childhood obesity. […] The CPSTF has recommendations and findings for intervention approaches to prevent and control obesity, including a set of eight reviews for school-based interventions.

• #57 Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention

  https://www.nj.gov/education/safety/wellness/ph/

  Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention […] School-based physical education programs focus on teaching students how to move, how to make movement more efficient and effective, and how to use movement skills in a variety of activities now and throughout life. Physical education programs support fitness development as well as fostering positive social interaction, team work, and strategic thinking. Opportunities for physical activity should not be limited to physical educations classes. Recess, after-school programs, interscholastic and intramural sport programs, walking and biking programs, and walk-to-school efforts help students see that physical activity is fun and makes them feel better.

• #58 Journal of Medical Internet Research – An Internet-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Program (Time2bHealthy) for Parents of Preschool-Aged Children: Randomized Controlled Trial

  https://www.jmir.org/2019/2/e11964/

  Overweight and obesity interventions, which use an electronic health (eHealth) delivery method, offer many advantages compared with traditional delivery methods, particularly around convenience and accessibility. […] The results of this RCT suggest that an internet-based program can be effective in facilitating change, particularly for dietary-related behaviors, and weight status range of children in this sample demonstrates that the intervention can be applied to both healthy weight and overweight/obese children. […] Research clearly demonstrates the need to intervene early to establish healthy behaviors, and the role of parents at this stage is instrumental in achieving change.

• #59 Pediatric Obesity Prevention

  https://hsc.unm.edu/cnah/research/pediatric-obesity-prevention.html

  Healthy Children Strong Families (HCSF) is a research study aimed to improve the health of American Indian children ages 2 to 5 and their families. […] The Wellness Journey lessons provide nutrition and physical activity information in 13 action packed lessons. […] HSCF focuses on six program areas: physical activity, reducing TV/computer/electronic time, eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking less sugary drinks, eating less junk food, improving sleep, and improving abilities to cope with stress.

• #60 Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs | Gasol Foundation

  https://gasolfoundation.org/programs/

  Gasol Foundation programs promote healthy habits amongst kids, youth, and their families, while empowering individuals to serve as advocates for healthy change. […] The goal of CommUNITY Wellness is to reduce risk of childhood obesity by teaching basic healthy habits: diet, physical activity, sleep, and emotional well-being. […] The goal of the program is to reduce risk of childhood obesity among children by engaging them in sports and promoting child healthy life through diet, physical activity, sleep, and emotional well-being. […] Currently in development, this early childhood, health program promotes a family healthy lifestyle and family healthy habits through diet, physical activity, sleep, and emotional well-being. […] 92 % of children in our CommUNITY Wellness program maintained or improved their weight status. […] 62,4 % of children in our ENERGY program improved their healthy eating and nutrition.

• #61 Childhood obesity prevention

  https://www.citiesforbetterhealth.com/about/our-approach/childhood-obesity.html

  All children should have the opportunity to grow up healthy regardless of who they are and where they live. This is not the case today 1 in 5 children live with overweight or obesity, with strong socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. […] The Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative under Cities for Better Health aims to accelerate the prevention of childhood obesity in disadvantaged, urban communities globally. […] The Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative works with global partners Delivery Associates and The Behavioural Insights Team to support local partners with the design, delivery, and evaluation of interventions. […] Guided by a global evidence-based framework, coalitions of cross-sector partners in each city will co-design, implement, and evaluate packages of holistic interventions to improve child health outcomes.

• #62 Childhood obesity prevention

  https://www.citiesforbetterhealth.com/about/our-approach/childhood-obesity.html

  Intervention packages must target children aged 6-13 and align with four principles: 1. Dual focus on diet and physical activity: Intervention packages must address both key behavioural risk factors to increase potential impact. 2. Multi-level approach: Interventions should work at multiple levels of society, from structural changes to individual support. 3. Community-driven design: Interventions must be designed and implemented in collaboration with local stakeholders to ensure localisation and support long-term sustainability. 4. Equity oriented approach: Interventions should target disadvantaged groups and areas to promote equitable outcomes. […] For children ages 6-13, within 24 months of initiating interventions, the Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative aims to: Positively affect dietary quality and physical activity levels. Improve health-related quality of life, including psychological, psychosocial and social health, and school functioning. Advance healthy weight, including reducing BMI for children living with overweight or obesity, maintaining BMI for children with a normal weight status, and/or reducing the proportion of children living with overweight or obesity.

• #63 Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

  https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/child-obesity-future/research

  School-based intervention can prevent overweight and obesity, especially those with a home intervention that targets both diet and physical activity. […] Future research is needed on interventions delivered in settings other than schools or home. Thus, future research is needed for all of the Key Questions except for Key Questions 1 and 2, and especially needed are studies of environmental and policy changes. […] Furthermore, further research might be conducted with stratified analyses on subgroups, such as by gender, age, race/ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. This will help us learn how different groups may respond differently to the same intervention, and help tailor future interventions to maximize their benefits. […] The objective of this report is to prioritize the needs for research addressing gaps in the existing literature on the effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention programs by engaging expert stakeholders using a modified Delphi method.

• #64 A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention | Think Global Health

  https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/new-roadmap-obesity-prevention

  Countries should adopt a multidisciplinary approach to address nutritional transitions. […] Tackling the obesity crisis requires comprehensive, transdisciplinary approaches to address not deficiencies in single nutrients, such as iron or vitamin D, but instead the complex interplay of factors involved, which range from political and economic determinants to cultural and behavioral ones. […] Policies aimed at discouraging the purchase and consumption of unhealthy products should extend to foods explicitly marketed to children. Implementing measures such as taxes and warning labels on unhealthy products has shown promise in several countries. Those policies primarily target ultra-processed foods, but extending regulations to include commercial milk formula is a logical next step in addressing childhood obesity.

• #65 The Rising Burden of Childhood Obesity: Prevention Should Start in Primary School

  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/4/650

  The Rising Burden of Childhood Obesity: Prevention Should Start in Primary School […] Background: The increasing rates of childhood obesity (CO) are an ongoing problem. […] CO prevention requires a synergic effort that includes an adherence to healthy eating patterns such as the MD and a greater awareness of parents on the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle at an early age. […] Childhood obesity (CO) represents a critical public health challenge, with its prevalence steadily rising globally. […] To address this problem, a multidimensional approach focused on modifiable lifestyle factors is needed early on in life. Different dimensions of an individual’s lifestyle contribute, even in a synergic way, to the development of childhood obesity. Poor nutrition and physical inactivity have been found to play a key role, but recent evidence also underlines the importance of sleep.

• #66 The Rising Burden of Childhood Obesity: Prevention Should Start in Primary School

  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/4/650

  The prevention of childhood obesity requires a synergistic effort involving an adherence to healthy dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet, improved caregiver awareness, and supportive community structures. […] By addressing misconceptions and providing tools for healthier lifestyles, it is possible to mitigate the growing prevalence of childhood obesity and its associated health risks.

• #67 Effective strategies for childhood obesity prevention via school based, family involved interventions: a critical review for the development of the Feel4Diabetes-study school based component | BMC Endocrine Disorders | Full Text

  https://bmcendocrdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12902-020-0526-5

  Several effective strategies were identified in the reviewed programs. Outcomes of the current review were taken into account in developing the Feel4Diabetes-intervention and summed up as recommendations in the current work in order to facilitate other researchers designing similar childhood obesity prevention initiatives. […] Early childhood is considered to provide a unique opportunity to establish lifestyle behaviors such as healthy eating habits, physical activity and limited sedentary time that will promote health and minimize the risk of obesity. […] Schools are considered an important setting for intervening in children’s obesity related behavior, for a number of reasons: (i) primary school education is compulsory for all children in most countries and reaches all children with different backgrounds (ii) children spend a significant part of their daily life at school, usually consuming one or two meals per day; (iii) schools offer physical education classes and provide opportunities for physical activity during recess; (iv) schools offer a structured environment where interventions can be easily applied/ fit, (v) implementers can reach many children in a relatively short time via schools; (vi) teaching staff can significantly facilitate and contribute to the delivery of the intervention, thus increasing the interventions sustainability.

Zobacz więcej