F1000Research • Vol 13
Epidemiological behavior of childhood obesity: A continental point of view
March 2024 • Maricarmen Chacín, Sandra-Milena Carrillo-Sierra, Pablo Durán, Bermany Garrido, Rubén Carrasquero, Manuel Nava, Juan Salazar, Lisse Angarita, H.A. An…
<ns3:p>Weight excess during the childhood has been one of the most critical public health problems worldwide in the past few decades. It is considered a significant predictor of adulthood obesity, increased cardiometabolic diseases, and premature mortality. Since the Industrial Revolution, childhood obesity has risen due to sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits, contributing to the development of obesogenic environments around children in different parts of the world. In this regard, Oceania is positioned as…