Nutritional Management of Childhood Obesity and Related Diseases

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Nutritional Management of Childhood Obesity and Related Diseases is written by Constantinos Giaginis and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832567118 (ISBN 10) and 9782832567111 (ISBN 13).

Childhood obesity constitutes one of the most challenging public health problems of our century due to its epidemic proportions and the related significant morbidity and mortality, increasing also public healthcare costs. The prevalence of childhood obesity has considerably increased in the last few decades across all the world regions, ranging from 4% in 1975 to more than 18% nowadays. Alarmingly enough, children with obesity demonstrate a 5-fold higher risk of remaining obese in adulthood. Notably, childhood obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic pathological conditions, including three of the main non-communicable diseases worldwide: diabetes mellitus type II, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. A common risk factor associated with childhood obesity concerns nutrition or the type of diet that children adopt in their daily lives. Several nutritional interventions have been proposed with the aim of reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity. The currently available research reinforces the urgent demand for the development and implementation of well-organized public strategies and policies that could inform the future parent about the beneficial effects of diverse nutritional interventions at the early stages of their children's life in combination with other lifestyle factors, e.g., physical activity, against childhood overweight and obesity.