Waldrop Julee, Ferguson Laurie Anne
School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA.
J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2008 May;20(5):251-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00315.x.
To discuss the issue of early identification of overweight and obesity in infants and young children and provide some clinical recommendations based on the current evidence and the World Health Organization's (WHO) newly released guidelines for growth and development.
Comparison of the growth charts from the WHO and the Centers for Disease Control as well as current literature.
Although healthcare providers and the general public recognize overweight and obesity as serious problems, there is still disagreement on what constitutes obesity in infants and young children and when and how to intervene. More research on interventions and outcomes is particularly needed.
The primary care provider deals with the sequelae of obesity on a daily basis. Some recommendations are provided for nurse practitioners who care for infants and children based on current evidence and expert opinion.
探讨婴幼儿超重和肥胖的早期识别问题，并根据当前证据和世界卫生组织（WHO）新发布的生长发育指南提供一些临床建议。
WHO与疾病控制中心生长图表的比较以及当前文献。
尽管医疗保健提供者和公众都认识到超重和肥胖是严重问题，但对于婴幼儿肥胖的构成以及何时以及如何进行干预仍存在分歧。尤其需要对干预措施和结果进行更多研究。
初级保健提供者每天都要应对肥胖的后遗症。根据当前证据和专家意见，为照顾婴幼儿的执业护士提供了一些建议。
