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[Overweight and obesity in children: known facts and new trends]

B Molinari-Büchi1, J Barth, M Janner

  • 1FMH Allgemeinmedizin, BIHAM, Rechthalten. dr.molinari@bluewin.ch

Revue Medicale Suisse
|June 24, 2010
PubMed

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Childhood obesity is rising, leading to serious health issues. Family practice offers promising, accessible, and cost-effective multimodal treatments, though long-term behavioral changes require further study.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Family Medicine

Background:

  • Childhood overweight and obesity prevalence is increasing globally.
  • Obesity in children leads to significant health complications.
  • Contributing factors are multifaceted, involving individual, familial, and social environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current landscape of childhood obesity treatment.
  • To explore the potential of family practice settings for managing childhood obesity.
  • To highlight the need for evidence-based, accessible, and long-term strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on childhood obesity prevalence and contributing factors.
  • Analysis of existing treatment strategies and their limitations.
  • Exploration of family practice models for obesity management.

Main Results:

  • No single evidence-based treatment strategy for childhood obesity is currently established.
  • Family practice settings offer accessible and potentially cost-effective multimodal interventions.
  • The long-term sustainability of behavioral changes in childhood obesity treatment remains to be demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • Childhood obesity requires comprehensive management strategies.
  • Family practice is a viable setting for implementing accessible, long-term obesity interventions.
  • Further research is needed to confirm the long-term effectiveness and sustainability of these approaches.

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