Sökning: "Childhood overweight and obesity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 53 avhandlingar innehållade orden Childhood overweight and obesity.

1. 1. Overweight and Obesity in Preschool Children : Early Risk Factors and Early Identification

   Författare :Annelie Lindholm; Stefan Bergman; Gerd Almquist-Tangen; Carin Nyman; Ann Bremander; Kim Fleischer Michaelsen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; abdominal adiposity; adiposity rebound; body mass index; childhood obesity; childhood overweight; early growth patterns; infancy peak; preschool children; waist-to-height ratio;

   Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions in recent decades, and even the youngest age groups are affected. Excess weight during childhood often follows the child into adulthood and is associated with diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. LÄS MER

3. 2. Nutrition and health in infancy and childhood : an epidemiological approach to the assessment of dietary habits, their determinants and implications

   Författare :Lars Åke Persson; Gösta Samuelson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breastfeeding; dietary habits; growth; dental caries; obesity; CHD risk factors; infancy; childhood; epidemiology;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to describe the distribution of feeding habits and dietary habits of Swedish children of different ages, to search for determinants of the observed distributions and to analyse some possible implications of those habits regarding health and growth. The present results emanate from a longitudinal study of feeding, growth and development of 312 infants and from a cross-sectional study on the dietary habits of 738 children aged 4,8 and 13 years. LÄS MER

4. 3. Overweight and obesity in young children : preventive work in child health care with fokus on nurses´ perceptions and parental risk factors

   Författare :Gabriella E Isma; Malmö högskola; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Övervikt hos barn; Barnhälsovården; Förskolebarn; Sjuksköterskor; Förebyggande arbete; Obesity;

   Sammanfattning : Childhood obesity is a global public health threat correlated with several comorbidities and increased mortality in adult life. Heredity and physical development concomitant with environment culture and lifestyle habits are contributing key factors for the onset of overweight. LÄS MER

5. 4. Childhood overweight and obesity in preschool children - an emerging problem in urban and rural Vietnam. A study of epidemiology and associated factors

   Författare :Loan Minh Do; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; overweight; obesity; preschool children; follow-up study; IOTF;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Childhood overweight and obesity is considered a global epidemic. From being a health problem mainly in high-income countries, it is now an emerging problem in low- and middle-income parts of the world as well. Contextual knowledge of obesity development dynamics is important as a basis for prevention and intervention strategies. LÄS MER

7. 5. Socioeconomic patterns of overweight and obesity in Scania, Sweden

   Författare :Faisal Al-Emrani; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Overweight; obesity; socioeconomic inequality; social gradient; SES; BMI; social capital; birth cohort; ageing; retirement; Scania Public Health Cohort; Sweden;

   Sammanfattning : Overweight and obesity are major social and public health concerns globally. The obesity epidemic is caused by a widespread chronic energy imbalance between high-energy intake and low-energy expenditure, but this mechanism appears to be modified by a number of other biological, behavioral, and social factors that interact in a complicated manner. LÄS MER