Burrows R
Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2000 Jan;128(1):105-10.
The prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers is increasing by 1.5% per year, probably due to a higher consumption of highly caloric foods and to physical inactivity. Hypercholesterolemia, increased insulin levels and high blood pressure of childhood obesity, precede atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension in adulthood. The prevention of childhood obesity is an efficient strategy to decrease the prevalence of non transmissible chronic diseases in the adult. The recommendations of experts committees for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity are reviewed. They aim at a change in dietary habits and increasing physical activity. A well balanced healthy diet and a decrease in physical inactivity time will result in a successful treatment approach for obesity.
儿童和青少年肥胖症的患病率正以每年1.5%的速度上升，这可能是由于高热量食物的摄入量增加以及缺乏体育锻炼所致。儿童肥胖症所导致的高胆固醇血症、胰岛素水平升高和高血压，会在成年后引发动脉粥样硬化、冠状动脉疾病、糖尿病和高血压。预防儿童肥胖是降低成人非传染性慢性病患病率的有效策略。本文对专家委员会关于儿童肥胖症预防、诊断和治疗的建议进行了综述。这些建议旨在改变饮食习惯并增加体育活动。均衡健康的饮食和减少缺乏体育锻炼的时间将是治疗肥胖症的成功方法。
