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Primordial Prevention of Cardiometabolic Risk in Childhood

Meryem A Tanrikulu1, Mehmet Agirbasli2, Gerald Berenson3

  • 1İstanbul Maltepe State Hospital, Zumrutevler Mah. Mevlana Halid Caddesi No: 21, Nishadalar Sitesi, 12. Blok Daire: 41, Maltepe, 34852, Istanbul, Turkey. matanrikulu@yahoo.com.

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
|November 20, 2016
PubMed

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Primordial prevention strategies are crucial for reducing cardiometabolic risk in children, addressing conditions like atherosclerosis and hypertension early. Implementing comprehensive health education from kindergarten can mitigate future cardiovascular disease and its socioeconomic burden.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular health
  • Pediatric medicine
  • Public health

Background:

  • Fetal life and childhood are critical periods for the development of cardiometabolic risk factors.
  • Early-life cardiometabolic risk can lead to atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus in adulthood.
  • Longitudinal studies highlight the need for early intervention to prevent future cardiovascular disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the importance of primordial prevention strategies for cardiometabolic risk in children.
  • To advocate for early-life interventions to reduce future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
  • To explore the role of comprehensive health education in preventing childhood cardiometabolic risk.

Main Methods:

  • Review of pioneering longitudinal studies (e.g., Bogalusa Heart Study, Finnish Youth Study).
  • Analysis of risk factors identified in childhood as precursors to adult cardiovascular risk.
  • Examination of public health and educational approaches for primordial prevention.

Main Results:

  • Childhood cardiometabolic risk factors are precursors to adult cardiovascular disease.
  • Early prevention strategies are essential given the epidemic of obesity and hypertension.
  • Comprehensive health education programs can effectively initiate primordial prevention.

Conclusions:

  • Primordial prevention of cardiometabolic risk must begin in early childhood.
  • Public education and health services play a vital role in implementing prevention strategies.
  • Integrating health education into early schooling is a valuable approach to reduce long-term cardiovascular risk.

Keywords:
Childhood and adolescence metabolic syndromeChildhood cardiometabolic riskPrimordial prevention

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