Roditis Maria L, Parlapani Elisavet S, Tzotzas Themistoklis, Hassapidou Maria, Krassas Gerasimos E
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Panagia General Hospital, Greece.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2009 May;22(5):389-405. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2009.22.5.389.
Over the last 30 years overweight and obesity among adults and children have been on the rise, and since 1997 WHO has designated obesity as a major public health problem. In Greece both adult and childhood obesity is now recognized as an epidemic problem, probably more important than in other European countries. The issue is more serious in male adolescents and adults. There is also a tendency for weight increase along the last 30 years. Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus are also rising rapidly in the Greek population. The reasons for this epidemic in Greece are not clear. Possible explanations could emerge from the delayed but sharp economic evolution of the country, as well as the abandonment of the traditional Mediterranean diet. Other predisposing factors in Greek children are parental obesity, frequent television viewing, low rates of breastfeeding and, in adolescent girls, smoking and alcohol consumption. Emerging measures are needed to confront this epidemic.
在过去30年里，成人和儿童的超重及肥胖现象一直在增加，自1997年以来，世界卫生组织已将肥胖指定为一个主要的公共卫生问题。在希腊，成人和儿童肥胖现在都被视为一个流行问题，可能比其他欧洲国家更为严重。这个问题在男性青少年和成年人中更为严重。在过去30年里也存在体重增加的趋势。代谢综合征和2型糖尿病在希腊人群中也迅速上升。希腊出现这种流行情况的原因尚不清楚。可能的解释可能来自该国延迟但急剧的经济发展，以及对传统地中海饮食的摒弃。希腊儿童的其他诱发因素包括父母肥胖、经常看电视、母乳喂养率低，以及在青春期女孩中存在吸烟和饮酒现象。需要采取新出现的措施来应对这一流行情况。
