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Childhood Obesity: Solutions to a Growing Problem

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Abstract

Common knowledge to healthcare professionals and laymen alike, obesity has reached epidemic proportions in both the adult and juvenile populations. While each constitutes serious implications for health, childhood obesity is of particular significance due to the relatively fragile state of children’s physical and psychological development. Intense research in this field has identified numerous causative factors; however, the incidence of childhood obesity continues to rise, further endangering the health of future generations. In the following chapter key risks associated with childhood obesity are discussed, accompanied with an overview of the obesogenic environment contributing to weight gain in America. The interplay between various factors associated with childhood obesity is investigated, augmented by the development of a global childhood obesity correlation model. With a cohesive understanding of the current state of childhood obesity, established recommendations and future directions, centered on weight loss-specific dietary and exercise regimens pertinent to healthcare professionals, are further discussed.

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Abbreviations

AAHPERD:

American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

BMI:

Body mass index

CDC:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CSA:

Community supported agriculture

CVD:

Cardiovascular disease

DGA:

Dietary guidelines for Americans

FIT:

Fitness integrated with teaching

GI:

Glycemic index

GL:

Glycemic load

HIIT:

High-intensity interval training

HTN:

Hypertension

HHFKA:

Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

IOM:

Institute of Medicine

NAFLD:

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

NSLP:

National School Lunch Program

PE:

Physical education

PEP:

Physical Education Program

SHPPS:

School Health Policies and Programs Study

TEE:

Total energy expenditure

USDA:

United States Department of Agriculture

YRBS:

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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