• Body mass index (BMI), expressed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m 2 ), is commonly used to classify obesity among adults and is also recommended for use with children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Overweight children are also more likely to grow up to be overweight adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adolescents in low-income communities notice calorie information at similar rates as adults, although they report being slightly less responsive to it than adults. (nature.com)
  • Identify patients (adolescents and adults) who are pregnant. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Additionally, over the past few years, the consumption of protein has tended to increase in both children and adults. (researchgate.net)
  • Two out of every three adults are considered overweight or obese , with younger generations (i.e., adolescents) already experiencing similar rates. (sc.edu)
  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in US middle-aged adults is 30%, increasing to 50% in adults older than 60 years. (worldhealth.net)
  • Looking at the long-term consequences, overweight adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese adults, which increases to 80 percent if one or more parent is overweight or obese. (hhs.gov)
  • The statistics are visible everywhere: 65% of adults in the U.S. are overweight. (w4cy.com)
  • Later, as young adults (21-23 years old), the participants reported their own weight to the researchers. (nih.gov)
  • Compared to their non-overweight counterparts, girls who were overweight during childhood were 11-30 times more likely to be obese as young adults. (nih.gov)
  • EDIC) has shown that poor glycaemic control is associated measured annual y in all children older than 11 years who have had with a potential y more atherogenic profile in adults. (bvsalud.org)
  • Because acute medical complications of obesity are less common in children and adolescents than in adults, and because longitudinal data on the relation between childhood weight and adult morbidity and mortality are more difficult to interpret, no single definition of obesity in childhood and adolescence has gained universal approval. (medscape.com)
  • Nevertheless, children and adolescents defined as overweight or obese according to published criteria are highly likely to maintain this ponderal status as adults. (medscape.com)
  • Avoidance of overweight from adolescence onwards is likely important for cardiovascular disease prevention. (nature.com)
  • The development of overweight and obesity during late childhood and early adolescence is one of the most critical issues in public health. (researchgate.net)
  • In a new study, researchers studied whether frequent family meals during adolescence were protective for overweight and obesity in adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Overall, all levels of baseline family meal frequency, even having as few as 1-2 family meals a week during adolescence, were significantly associated with reduced odds of overweight or obesity at the 10-year follow-up compared with those reporting never having had family meals during adolescence. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Being overweight during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of developing high cholesterol, hypertension, respiratory ailments, orthopedic problems, depression and type 2 diabetes as a youth. (hhs.gov)
  • The girls were far more likely to become overweight at 9-12 years than in later adolescence. (nih.gov)
  • Demographic differences in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents have been demonstrated, with Hispanic children more likely to be overweight or obese than non-Hispanic children (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Another study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that adolescents who spent more than five hours a day on screens were twice as likely to be overweight or obese compared to those who spent less than two hours a day on screens. (worldhealth.net)
  • Children and adolescents who are overweight or obese are more likely to remain overweight or obese into adulthood (4). (cdc.gov)
  • A large population based study showed that adolescents who were overweight or obese had a 2.2 times risk of sudden death and a 3.5 times increased risk for death from coronary heart disease or stroke in adulthood as compared to normal BMI peers. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, in children or adolescents with elevated BMI who reduce their BMI to normal levels, these risks are decreased to a similar level as those with normal BMI in childhood and adulthood. (wikipedia.org)
  • A notable feature of the global obesity epidemic is the appearance of overweight and obesity in childhood and early adulthood. (nature.com)
  • Overweight and obesity are easier to prevent than reverse, and children who are overweight or obese are more likely to be that way during adulthood. (sc.edu)
  • Overweight and obesity are easier to prevent than reverse, and children who are overweight or obese are more likely to be that way during adulthood," says Beets, who currently has three large-scale National Institutes of Health grants related to obesity prevention. (sc.edu)
  • Increasing rates of adolescent obesity and the likelihood that obesity will carry forward into adulthood, have led to various preventive initiatives. (sciencedaily.com)
  • According to Dr. Berge, "It is important to identify modifiable factors in the home environment, such as family meals, that can protect against overweight/obesity through the transition to adulthood. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As noted by Dr. Berge, "Informing parents that even having 1 or 2 family meals per week may protect their child from overweight or obesity in young adulthood would be important. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Girls in their "tween" years-the ages of 9-12-are particularly vulnerable to excess weight gain and related health risks that may continue into adulthood, according to a recent study. (nih.gov)
  • Conclusions A 6-month resistance training intervention can positively affect the self-concept and strength of overweight and obese adolescent boys. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight Chinese adolescent s, and the food environments they are exposed to, deserve immediate attention. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions: An inverse association between cardiovascular health score and short telomeres was found especially for men older than 55 years in the SUN population. (unav.edu)
  • According to the WHO growth reference for school aged children and adolescents, overweight - one standard deviation BMI for age and sex. (who.int)
  • Overweight and obesity increasingly begin in childhood with a growing threat of non-communicable diseases like diabetes (10 per cent) in school-aged children and adolescents. (indiatimes.com)
  • Depending on the cutoff used, 19% to 36% of male and 10% to 22% of female 16-year old adolescent s were found to be overweight. (cdc.gov)
  • 6,7 In a national survey of American Indian children 5-18 years old, 39 percent were found to be overweight or at risk for overweight. (hhs.gov)
  • While a BMI above the 85th percentile is defined as overweight, a BMI greater than or equal to the 95th percentile is defined as obesity by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (wikipedia.org)
  • overweight, those with BMI e" 85th percentile. (bvsalud.org)
  • [ 2 ] Consensus committees have recommended that children and adolescents be considered overweight or obese if the BMI exceeds the 85th or 95th percentiles, on curves generated from the 1963-1965 and 1966-1970 NHANES, or exceeds 30 kg/m 2 at any age. (medscape.com)
  • Overweight is ≥ 1 standard deviation BMI for age and sex. (who.int)
  • A new risk factor for childhood and adolescent metabolic disease such as obesity and insulin resistance is arterial stiffness. (worldhealth.net)
  • During the 7-year follow-up, worsening arterial stiffness was associated with a 9% risk of metabolic syndrome in males but there was no statistically significant risk among females. (worldhealth.net)
  • We are seeing for the first time that arterial stiffness in adolescents is an unknown risk factor for metabolic syndrome which may initiate a cascade of disease processes that might lead to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death. (worldhealth.net)
  • The issue has grown to epidemic proportions, with over 4 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese in 2017 according to the global burden of disease," noted the WHO. (health-e.org.za)
  • A retrospective study of 154 diabetic patients, aged 1 - 19 years, seen at TBH between 2007 and 2017, was undertaken. (bvsalud.org)
  • First released in 1980, the DHHS Dietary Guidelines for Americans are revised every 5 years. (medscape.com)
  • In the United States, the percentage of children aged six to eleven years who were obese seven percent in 1980 has increased to eighteen percent in 2012. (bartleby.com)
  • The number of adolescents who are overweight has tripled since 1980 and the prevalence among younger children has more than doubled. (hhs.gov)
  • Childhood obesity is a growing concern in the U.S. Since 1980, the percentage of overweight youth and adolescents, ages 6-19, has more than tripled. (nih.gov)
  • the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5 percent in 1980 to 19.6 percent in 2008. (ecoliteracy.org)
  • Based on current recommendations from expert committees, children and adolescents with BMI values at or above the 95th percentile of the growth charts are categorized as obese. (cdc.gov)
  • The girls received 10 annual health evaluations, with clinicians measuring height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.The girls were considered overweight if they were in the 95th percentile on standardized growth charts. (nih.gov)
  • A variety of statistical procedures were used to developed in the 1970's by NCHS have produce smoothed percentile curves for infants (from birth to 36 months) and older been used to evaluate and monitor the children (from 2 to 20 years), using a two-stage approach. (cdc.gov)
  • Complying with the recommendations of the Brazilian Pediatric Association, thinness, normal weight, risk for overweight, overweight and obesity were defined according to the criteria percentile for weight and height related to each sex and age group 8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The studies in the thesis were population-based and cross-sectional, and the study populations comprised children who visited the Child health care (CHC) centers for their 8-month or 4-year check-up during 2003-2008 and whose parents answered a self-administered questionnaire. (lu.se)
  • The self-administered questionnaire was handed out to the parents of 8-month-old and 4-year-old children in conjunction with their check-up at the CHC centers aiming to reach all children in Malmö in these two age groups. (lu.se)
  • Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . (today.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control reports that in 2012, over a third of children and adolescents were overweight or downright obese. (huffpost.com)
  • Rural-urban differences in access to nutrition and physical activity may influence rates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents (9), but the evidence that food environments are associated with health outcomes among children and adolescents is limited (10). (cdc.gov)
  • Updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in 11- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 1,2,3 Not only have the rates of overweight increased, but the heaviest children in a recent NHANES survey were markedly heavier than those in previous surveys. (hhs.gov)
  • In the long term, overweight and obesity in children increase the risk of health problems later in life, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, respiratory disease, mental health and reproductive disorders. (who.int)
  • Overweight and obesity in children are significant public health problems in the United States. (hhs.gov)
  • This differs from previous years in which children and adolescents above this cutoff were labeled overweight. (cdc.gov)
  • A population based sample of five to seventeen year old shows 70% obese children have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (bartleby.com)
  • 12] Screening should commence at 2 years trial, small very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), small high- of age if there is a family history of hypercholesterolaemia, early density lipoprotein (HDL), medium low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cardiovascular disease or if the family history is unknown. (bvsalud.org)
  • We used cross-sectional data from a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years from the 2019-2020 National Survey of Children's Health (N = 23,199). (cdc.gov)
  • Arthritis prevalence among non-Hispanic Black or African American children and adolescents was twice that of non-Hispanic White children and adolescents. (medscape.com)
  • Its prevalence among adolescent girls is twice that of adolescent boys. (indiatimes.com)
  • Methods A total of 51 Spanish girls (age 7-16 years) with abdominal obesity underwent 8 weeks of a multidisciplinary intervention for weight loss. (unav.edu)
  • The prevalence of teenage obesity is higher among certain racial and ethnic groups, with rates being higher among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black adolescents compared to non-Hispanic White adolescents. (worldhealth.net)
  • NHANES found that African American and Mexican American adolescents ages 12-19 were more likely to be overweight, at 21 percent and 23 percent respectively, than non-Hispanic White adolescents (14 percent). (hhs.gov)
  • 4 In children 6-11 years old, 22 percent of Mexican American children were overweight, whereas 20 percent of African American children and 14 percent of non-Hispanic White children were overweight. (hhs.gov)
  • One disease of particular concern is Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to overweight and obesity and has increased dramatically in children and adolescents, particularly in American Indian, African American and Hispanic/Latino populations. (hhs.gov)
  • composition and distribution of body fat among hispanic, white, and asian adolescents in the usa. (usda.gov)
  • A recent study was conducted across 6 locations throughout the US to examine the body fat and fat distribution in a group of 739 adolescent girls of Hispanic, white and Asian ancestry. (usda.gov)
  • Subjects: Subjects included 180 Asian, 234 Hispanic and 325 White girls ages 11.8 + 0.05 y from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Ohio and Nevada. (usda.gov)
  • Title : Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among children and adolescents aged 2-19 years: United States, 1963-1965 through 2015-2016 Personal Author(s) : Fryar, Cheryl D.;Carroll, Margaret D.;Ogden, Cynthia L. (cdc.gov)
  • The need for action to promote healthy diets and prevent childhood overweight and obesity are also well documented across global initiatives - the Sustainable Development Goals, the Rome Declaration on Nutrition, the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025, as well as UN General Assembly and World Health Assembly declarations and outcome documents on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases. (unicef.org)
  • According to the WHO, in 2016, over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese worldwide. (worldhealth.net)
  • Review criteria were based on NHANES 1999-2010 body measures data for children ages of 3 to 15 years. (cdc.gov)
  • The study involved 163 overweight children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 17 years. (disabled-world.com)
  • Women ages 21 through 29 should have a Pap test every 3 years. (medlineplus.gov)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the 2-year effectiveness of a screening and care strategy in adolescents' weight reduction with regards to PA and SB change.METHODS:1745 adolescents aged 15.1 years from PRALIMAP trial was included (n = 840 for screening and care group and n = 905 for control group). (univ-lorraine.fr)
  • Methods 56 overweight and obese males aged 13-17 years were randomly allocated to an Intervention (n=30) or Control (n=26) group. (bmj.com)
  • Methods: In total, 2892 participants (mean age 60.7 (9.4) years) from Framingham Offspring Study completed health assessments every four years since 1971. (researchgate.net)
  • Methods: We included 886 participants older than 55 years (645 men and 241 women). (unav.edu)
  • Methods A total of 500 students (180 controls and 320 children and adolescents with overweight/obesity) aged 9-14 years. (researchgate.net)
  • Methods-- Data from five national health examination surveys collected from and well-being of infants, children, and 1963 to 1994 and five supplementary data sources were combined to establish an adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 91 children, with mean age of 3.9 years (sd = ±1.0), considering anthropometric measurements, according to standardized methodology of the Ministry of Health and occurrence of dental caries was recorded from clinical examinations (dmft). (bvsalud.org)
  • Already among children aged 6 -- 12 years, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is approximately 3% while among adolescents aged 13 -- 18 years, the prevalence is approximately 5% globally. (worldhealth.net)
  • Among children who are overweight, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is 12% but 29% among children who are obese. (worldhealth.net)
  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study was 5% in males and 1.1% in females at age 17 years but 8.8% in males and 2.4% in females at age 24 years. (worldhealth.net)
  • To participate in this study, you must be between 40 and 80 years old and diagnosed with metabolic syndrome but not type 2 diabetes. (nih.gov)
  • All survey participants aged 3 to 15 years were eligible for the body measures component. (cdc.gov)
  • This variable was created for all participants aged 3 to 15 years. (cdc.gov)
  • These participants were compared with overweight but otherwise healthy peers. (healthjockey.com)
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between ideal cardiovascular health (Life's simple 7) and the odds of having short telomeres in a subsample of participants older than 55 years from the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) study. (unav.edu)
  • Participants must be 12 years old or older and African American and have overweight or obesity. (nih.gov)
  • Participants in this study must be between 13 and 19 years old and have moderate to high blood triglyceride levels but normal blood cholesterol levels. (nih.gov)
  • Half of the participants were instructed to drink noncaloric beverages and water, which were delivered to their homes, over the course of a year, while the other group continued with regular consumption habits. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Detailed information on this topic is available from many other publications (8-19) and information sources (see Appendix A). These guidelines also do not address the specific nutrition education and counseling needs of pregnant adolescents (20,21) or young persons with special needs (22-28). (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among persons of childbearing age and pregnant persons. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Screening for diabetes should be done if you are planning to become pregnant and you are overweight and have other risk factors such as high blood pressure. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Similarly, Alzheimer's is expected to increase by 42.9 percent in South Carolina over the next 10 years, and this figure does not include other forms of dementia and cognitive decline. (sc.edu)
  • The term 'overweight' rather than 'obese' is often used when discussing childhood obesity, as it is less stigmatizing, although the term 'overweight' can also refer to a different BMI category. (wikipedia.org)
  • Obesity is a very concerning and rapidly increasing health issue, my public health analysis will primarily be focusing on childhood obesity and overweight. (bartleby.com)
  • In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents. (bartleby.com)
  • Here's a stat you already know: Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. (huffpost.com)
  • The study included a total of 143 overweight 14-18 year olds who displayed risk factors like the precursor for diabetes and low levels of the blood-vessel protecting HDL cholesterol. (healthjockey.com)
  • Approximately 81% of overweight boys and 71% of overweight girls believe they are about the right weight. (cdc.gov)
  • Approximately 35% of adolescents ate fast food six or more times per week and 72% of adolescents reported that taste was the most important factor in their meal selection. (nature.com)
  • In the United States, approximately 20% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are considered obese, which equates to about 13.7 million young people. (worldhealth.net)
  • Overweight indicates excess body weight for a given height from fat, muscle, bone, water or a combination of these factors, whereas obesity is defined as having excess body fat. (who.int)
  • In recent years, the mechanism(s) by which excess body weight produces adverse cardiovascular outcomes has attracted interest, with one potential pathway being the dysfunction of adipose tissue. (nature.com)
  • Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a particular height, whereas obesity is having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • Our study provides information for public health programming and the designing of appropriate dietary and physical activity interventions needed to reduce disparities in obesity prevention among children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings highlight that children and adolescents should be prioritized for arthritis prevention and treatments by identifying risk factors for arthritis, developing self-management interventions to improve arthritis, physical activity or weight control, and screening and linking to mental health services. (medscape.com)
  • The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data for children and adolescents aged 8-15 years offers an opportunity to examine weight perception status in this age group. (cdc.gov)
  • The awareness rate of nutrition and health knowledge of citizens shall be raised by 10% compared to the level in Year 2020. (who.int)
  • Overweight and obesity is a major public health problem among children and adolescents in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • According to an article in The New York Times all of these health effects are contributing to a shorter lifespan of five years for these obese children. (wikipedia.org)
  • School health programs can help children and adolescents attain full educational potential and good health by providing them with the skills, social support, and environmental reinforcement they need to adopt long-term, healthy eating behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity has become not only the number one cause in death, but according to David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health and author of "Don't Blame the Eater", it is the number one cost in health care with numbers rising well over 100 billion dollars a year (196). (bartleby.com)
  • In Germany, overweight and obesity among children and adolescents are a significant health problem. (thieme-connect.com)
  • This article highlights the current situation based on published results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) and discusses the trend of recent years in the context of other national studies. (thieme-connect.com)
  • This spotlight uses 2013 to 2014 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to examine the association between asthma and depression among adolescents aged 12 to 17 by age group. (samhsa.gov)
  • A total of 6862 German children aged 5-6 y participating in the obligatory health examination in Bavaria, southern Germany. (nih.gov)
  • There was a clear tipping point in our national weight gain over the last twenty years, and we can't afford to ignore the impact obesity has on our health and corresponding health care spending. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Using this information, public health and health care professionals who work with adolescents can give parents another tool in the fight against obesity. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In a major breakthrough, experts from the Georgia Health Sciences University's Georgia Prevention Institute discovered that overweight adolescents also have weaker bones. (healthjockey.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of obese children and adolescents has risen tenfold in the last four decades. (worldhealth.net)
  • A few longitudinal studies have reported on the persistent health effects of COVID-19, but the follow-up was limited to 1 year after acute infection. (researchgate.net)
  • Wierzba W., Śliwczyński A., Karnafel W., Bojar I., Pinkas J. Gestational diabetes mellitus/hyperglycaemia during pregnancy in Poland in the years 2010-2012 based on the data from the National Health Fund. (businesswire.com)
  • The discovery was cited as one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2015 in year-end lists compiled by Scientific American, Science and the National Institutes of Health. (virginiabusiness.com)
  • Today, it's one of the most serious health problems of overweight children, and its rates have recently escalated. (ecoliteracy.org)
  • Over the past 50 years, the prevalence of obesity has increased to pandemic proportions all over the world ( 1 ), representing an important global health and economic problem ( 2 ). (isciii.es)
  • The other randomized trial - funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted in Boston - followed 224 overweight or obese adolescents who regularly consumed sugary drinks. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Obesity is a major health epidemic in the US with overweight and obesity at epidemic proportions in children. (usda.gov)
  • New features include second National Health and Nutrition addition of the 3rd and 97th percentiles for all charts and extension of all charts for Examination Survey (NHANES) and the children and adolescents to age 20 years. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to compare the perception of body mass, health- related behaviors and mental health of adolescent schoolchildren during the period of return to face to face school activities with the period before COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Its prevalence has increased so significantly in recent years that many consider it a major health concern of the developed world. (medscape.com)
  • Crouch E, Abshire DA, Wirth MD, Hung P, Benavidez GA. Rural-Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Limited research has examined the association between rurality and food security, physical activity, and overweight or obesity among children. (cdc.gov)
  • We used multivariable logistic regression models to examine the association between rurality and food security, physical activity, and overweight or obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • PA and SB time (international physical activity questionnaire: IPAQ), body mass index (BMI), and BMI z-score were assessed at inclusion and after 2-year intervention. (univ-lorraine.fr)
  • As the part of the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) specific data collection effort, the body measures data are used to study the associations between body weight and measures of physical activity and fitness, and to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in U.S. children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Adolescents who do not engage in regular physical activity and consume a diet high in calories, fat, and sugar are more likely to become obese. (worldhealth.net)
  • Overweight in children and adolescents is generally caused by a lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns resulting in excess energy intake, or a combination of the two. (hhs.gov)
  • For example, among 8 to 10 year old African-American girls, levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity were inversely related to percent of kcal of dietary fat (r = -0.19), and positively related to percent of kcal from carbohydrate (r = 0.18) [82]. (isbnpa.org)
  • Association between overweight and fat accumulation around waist was tested considering the variables: sexual maturaten stage, income level, number of siblings, maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) and physical activity. (bvsalud.org)
  • The percent of adolescents' population with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 Kg/m2. (who.int)
  • This indicator reflects the percentage of school-age children and adolescents aged 5-19 years who are classified as overweight, based on age- and sex-specific values for body mass index (BMI). (who.int)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is acceptable for determining obesity for children two years of age and older. (wikipedia.org)
  • Can resistance training change the strength, body composition and self-concept of overweight and obese adolescent males? (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a 6-month resistance training intervention on the self-concept strength and body composition of overweight and obese adolescent males. (bmj.com)
  • Overweight and obesity are words to describe having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • 10 Kurth B, Ellert U. Estimated and measured BMI and self perceived body image of adolescents in Germany: Part 1: General implications for correcting prevalence estimations of overweight and obesity. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The main outcome measures were overweight, defined by a body mass index (BMI) above the 90th centile and obesity, defined by a BMI above the 97th centile for the German children in Bavaria. (nih.gov)
  • Similar relations were found with the prevalence of overweight and excessive body fat. (nih.gov)
  • A person with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of between 25 and 30 is usually overweight, while obese people's BMI is over 30. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that each additional hour of daily screen time was associated with a 0.13 kg/m2 increase in body mass index (BMI) among adolescents. (worldhealth.net)
  • Objectives To ascertain the associations of serum bone turnover markers (BTMs) levels with body mass index (BMI) in Chinese children and adolescents, and whether the influence of BMI, age, pubertal stage on BTMs varied by gender. (researchgate.net)
  • A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. (health-e.org.za)
  • At the end of the year, Body Mass Index (BMI) was found to be significantly higher among those who had continued to drink sugary drinks. (foodsafetynews.com)
  • Conclusion: Asian adolescents have less total body fat than Hispanics or Whites, although they have more lean mass and longer trunks and carry the body fat in the android region. (usda.gov)
  • The body mass index (BMI) has not been consistently used or validated in children younger than 2 years. (medscape.com)
  • The BMI correlates closely with total body fat (TBF), which is estimated using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanning in children who are overweight and obese. (medscape.com)
  • Aims: To evaluate the association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHO) status and longitudinal cognitive function while also considering the stability of the condition. (researchgate.net)
  • We examined rates of food security, physical inactivity, and overweight or obesity among rural and urban children and associations between rurality and these 3 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • The information from this study is timely for policy makers and community partners to make informed decisions on the allocation of healthy weight and obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents in rural settings. (cdc.gov)
  • 18 years range from 13,400 (21 per 100,000 population) in one 1978 study using a very narrow definition of juvenile arthritis [ 1 ] to 294,000 (403 per 100,000) during 2001-2004 using a much broader definition of pediatric arthritis and other rheumatologic conditions. (medscape.com)
  • A 2008 study has found that children who are obese have carotid arteries which have prematurely aged by as much as thirty years as well as abnormal levels of cholesterol. (wikipedia.org)
  • A UNICEF baseline study, released last year, showed that more than 31 per cent of 15-19-year-old females in South Africa are living with overweight or obesity, threatening a non-communicable diseases epidemic. (unicef.org)
  • 2 Brettschneider AK, Schaffrath RA, Ellert U. Validity and predictors of BMI derived from self-reported height and weight among 11- to 17-year-old German adolescents from the KiGGS study. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The current study included 3,862 adolescents (1,719 males and 2,413 females) aged 17 years who were followed up until age 24 years. (worldhealth.net)
  • During the study, it was pointed out that 62 percent of the overweight adolescents had at least one risk factor. (healthjockey.com)
  • In a European worksharing procedure (WSP), the variation for label extension was approved based on results from Merck's register-based cohort safety study, investigating the follow up of children from over ~4.000 pregnancies with metformin 1 for up to 11 years and extensive independent scientific publications, which all confirmed no increased risk of congenital abnormalities or feto/neonatal toxicity after exposure to metformin at the time of conception and throughout pregnancy. (businesswire.com)
  • This multi-center study enrolled more than 2,300 girls, 9- to 10-years old, and followed them for more than a decade. (nih.gov)
  • This was a population-based cross-sectional study and the sample consisted of all children aged 2 to 5 years enrolled in a charity institution that serves as a nursery and kindergarten in Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • In response to the growing epidemic of obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases, over the last four years numerous guidelines and position statements have been published ( 5 ). (isciii.es)
  • Adolescent s who lived in the more developed inner neighborhoods also had a higher percentage of overweight, indicating well-founded construct validity. (cdc.gov)
  • The immediate consequences of overweight and obesity in school-age children and adolescents include a greater risk of asthma and cognitive impairment, in addition to the social and economic consequences for the child, for the child's family and for society. (who.int)
  • Obese children and adolescents are at risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as poor self-esteem and stigmatization. (bartleby.com)
  • An extensive questionnaire was given to all children's parents in order to assess risk factors for overweight and obesity. (nih.gov)
  • According to the authors, overweight subjects were targeted because excessive weight is a primary risk factor for OSA in this age group. (disabled-world.com)
  • Overweight teens are already presumed to struggle with risk factors such as insulin resistance. (healthjockey.com)
  • 5 In addition to the children and teens who were overweight in 1999-2002, another 15 percent were at risk of becoming overweight. (hhs.gov)
  • In the January 2007 Journal of Pediatrics, Dr. Douglas R. Thompson of the Maryland Medical Research Institute in Baltimore and his colleagues reported that girls 9-12 years of age were especially vulnerable to weight gain and related risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • Excess weight brought cardiovascular risk factors, like increased blood pressure and cholesterol levels, even in some 9-year-old girls. (nih.gov)
  • According to The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, being overweight or obese increases your risk for having a heart attack or stroke. (health-e.org.za)
  • Results: 33 (36.3%) children were at risk for overweight, overweight or obese. (bvsalud.org)
  • McGavock et al demonstrated that low cardiorespiratory fitness and reductions in fitness over time are significantly associated with weight gain and the risk of being overweight in children aged 6-15 years. (medscape.com)
  • The 12-month risk of overweight classification was 3.5-fold higher in youth with low cardiorespiratory fitness, relative to fit peers. (medscape.com)
  • You should be screened for diabetes starting at age 35 and then repeated every 3 years if you have no risk factors for diabetes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • According to the 1999-2002 NHANES survey, 16 percent of children age 6-19 years are overweight (see Figure 1). (hhs.gov)
  • Family meals may be protective against obesity or overweight because coming together for meals may provide opportunities for emotional connections among family members, the food is more likely to be healthful, and adolescents may be exposed to parental modeling of healthful eating behaviors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It is essential to establish healthy practices and to monitor food and nutrition, especially in children 2 to 5 years of age, as in this period he or she starts adopting habits and behaviors, and a healthy diet is essential to ensure adequate growth and development of children 4-6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Table 2 shows the prevalence of obesity among youth aged 2-5, 6-11, and 12-19 years since 1963-1965, by sex and age. (cdc.gov)
  • About 30% of children and adolescents aged 8-15 years in the United States misperceive their weight status. (cdc.gov)
  • The 2-year weight change decreased when adjusted for PA and SB suggesting that the effect of screening and care strategy was partly mediated by PA and SB.CONCLUSION:Screening and care intervention seemed to be effective in increasing PA and decreasing SB. (univ-lorraine.fr)
  • Construct validity was assessed by comparing the food environments of the neighborhoods to cross-sectional height and weight data obtained on 575 adolescent s in the corresponding regions of the city. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers suggest that interventions targeted to this susceptible age group may help prevent weight-related problems in the years to come. (nih.gov)
  • Some authors have indicated that the fundamental goal in the treatment of overweight and obesity is weight loss, indicated to individuals with BMI ≥ 30 or ≥ 27 kg/m 2 in the presence of weight-related comorbidity ( 6 ). (isciii.es)
  • This is of particular concerns for two reasons, as we know that treating obesity through weight loss is extremely difficult and specifically to maintain that weight lose overtime, research has shown that less than one out of five people manage to maintain for five years post the weight loss period," she said. (health-e.org.za)
  • She was overweight as a child and adolescent and did not lose the excess weight until she was in her twenties. (drmirkin.com)
  • 6 Hoffmann SW, Ulrich R, Simon P. Refined analysis of the critical age ranges of childhood overweight: implications for primary prevention. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Number of survey respondents aged 13-18 years who are overweight)/(number of survey respondents aged 18+ years) x 100. (who.int)
  • An accumulation model best described the associations between overweight across the life course with adipokines and inflammatory markers, whereas for the endothelial markers, the sensitive period model for 60-64 years provided a slightly better fit than the accumulation model. (nature.com)
  • Prevalence was 4.0% stunting, 4.8% wasting, 21.3% overweight and 27.3% fat accumulation around the waist. (bvsalud.org)
  • Low prevalence of nutritional deficits and high prevalence of overweight and fat accumulation around the waist were found. (bvsalud.org)