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30 Αυγ 2024 · Responding to childhood obesity is a pressing public health priority, and the World Economic Forum’s New Frontiers of Nutrition initiative is one example of the multifaceted response needed. Most people now live in countries where being overweight or obese is a bigger problem than being underweight.
27 Νοε 2022 · Global childhood obesity has skyrocketed with an increase of more than eightfold over 40 years. 1 In 2020, an estimated 39 million children under the age of 5 years and 150 million children aged 5–19 years were overweight or obese. 2 These numbers are estimated to reach 40 and 254 million in 2030. 2 The current global coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Summary. Recognize that childhood obesity is an emerging non-communicable disease. Childhood obesity is economically draining, and global advocacy initiatives are required to increase resource investment to overcome this epidemic.
Obesity has a major impact on national economies by reducing productivity and life expectancy and increasing disability and health care costs. In 2016, more than 2 billion people worldwide were overweight or obese, and over 70 percent of them lived in low- or middle-income countries.
Why does childhood overweight and obesity matter? Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of premature death and disability in adulthood. Overweight and obese children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age.
9 Ιαν 2020 · The global increase in obesity among children can feel like an unstoppable trend – the inevitable consequence of a shift away from traditional diets and lifestyles; of growing access to cheap, calorie dense, nutrient-poor, hyper-palatable foods.
Understanding the social determinants, biological and genetic risks, and environmental conditions leading to childhood overweight and obesity is fundamental to the development of strategies for its recognition and management.
