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La obesidad infantil: crisis de salud pública, el sentido común cura la obesidad infantil
Cara B Ebbeling1, Dorota B Pawlak, David S Ludwig
1Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|September 21, 2002
Resumen
La obesidad infantil es una creciente crisis de salud mundial con graves consecuencias a largo plazo. Si bien la investigación ofrece ideas, faltan tratamientos efectivos, lo que sugiere que los factores ambientales son los principales impulsores.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La pediatría es la medicina de los niños.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Endocrinología Endocrinología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La prevalencia de la obesidad infantil ha aumentado dramáticamente a nivel mundial en los últimos 20 años.
- La obesidad pediátrica conduce a complicaciones graves de salud y un mayor riesgo de mortalidad.
- Este aumento plantea importantes desafíos de salud pública en todo el mundo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para revisar la comprensión actual de la obesidad infantil.
- Para discutir la ineficacia de los tratamientos actuales.
- Para resaltar el papel de los factores ambientales en la epidemia de obesidad.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la investigación existente sobre la obesidad infantil.
- Análisis de la regulación fisiológica del peso corporal.
- Examen de los factores ambientales que contribuyen.
Principales resultados:
- La investigación ha avanzado la comprensión de la fisiología de la regulación del peso corporal.
- Los tratamientos actuales para la obesidad infantil demuestran una eficacia limitada.
- La rápida progresión de la epidemia sugiere que las influencias ambientales son primarias.
Conclusiones:
- Los factores ambientales son los principales impulsores de la epidemia de obesidad infantil.
- Abordar los factores ambientales es crucial para una intervención efectiva.
- Las soluciones existen, pero pueden enfrentar desafíos políticos.
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