University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Nov-Dec;60(3):450-455. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Dec 1.
Childhood obesity is one of the country's most significant health problems. Researchers estimate that 32.2% of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 in the United States are overweight and obese (Skinner and Skelton, 2014). The prevalence of childhood obesity in 2011-2014 was 17.0% and extreme obesity was 5.8% among US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19years (Ogden et al., 2016). The high rates of obesity and diabetes, poor nutrition, and lack of physical activity in children and adolescents makes cardiovascular risk reduction in this population critical. There is a strong body of evidence that showed practicing healthful lifestyle behaviors can reduce the risk of these chronic diseases. The goal of this article is to outline the current research and evaluation with policy and practice efforts, and strategies to accelerate the translation of replicable nutrition and physical education interventions for successful implementation of Community-Based Healthy Lifestyle Medicine among children and adolescents K-12.
儿童肥胖是美国最严重的健康问题之一。研究人员估计,美国 2 至 19 岁的儿童和青少年中,有 32.2%超重和肥胖(Skinner 和 Skelton,2014)。2011-2014 年期间,美国 2 至 19 岁儿童和青少年的儿童肥胖患病率为 17.0%,极端肥胖患病率为 5.8%(Ogden 等人,2016)。儿童和青少年中肥胖和糖尿病、营养不佳和缺乏身体活动的比率很高,这使得降低该人群的心血管风险至关重要。有大量证据表明,健康生活方式行为的实践可以降低这些慢性疾病的风险。本文的目的是概述当前的研究和评估以及政策和实践工作,以及加速复制营养和体育教育干预措施的策略,以成功实施 K-12 儿童和青少年的基于社区的健康生活方式医学。