Banna Jinan
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2019 Jan 19;13(2):138-141. doi: 10.1177/1559827618823320. eCollection 2019 Mar-Apr.
The number of children in Latin America with overweight and obesity has increased markedly in recent years. However, interventions focused on prevention of childhood obesity are still in their infancy in Latin America. Leveraging the use of technology in children and adolescents to introduce or reinforce patterns of healthy eating and mobility in interventions is a priority. Though there is a low number of intervention studies focused on obesity prevention in Latin America, several studies using technology have been conducted. Further implementation of such programs as part of multilevel interventions will allow for continued prevention efforts to address increasing rates of overweight and obesity in this population.
近年来，拉丁美洲超重和肥胖儿童的数量显著增加。然而，在拉丁美洲，专注于预防儿童肥胖的干预措施仍处于起步阶段。利用技术手段，在儿童和青少年中引入或强化健康饮食和运动模式，将是干预措施的重点。尽管拉丁美洲专注于肥胖预防的干预研究数量较少，但已经开展了几项利用技术的研究。将此类项目作为多层次干预措施的一部分进一步实施，将有助于持续开展预防工作，以应对该人群中不断上升的超重和肥胖率。
