Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Obes Rev. 2021 Jun;22 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e13243. doi: 10.1111/obr.13243. Epub 2021 Mar 19.
In response to the increasing rates of childhood obesity, the United States and countries across Latin America have invested in research that tests innovative strategies and interventions. Despite this, progress has been slow, uneven, and sporadic, calling for increased knowledge exchange and research collaboration that accelerate the adaptation and implementation of promising childhood obesity interventions. To share research results, challenges, and proven intervention strategies among Latin American and US researchers, particularly those working with Latino and Latin American populations, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened researchers from the United States and Latin America to highlight synergies between research conducted in Latin America and among Latino populations in the United States with the goal of catalyzing new relationships and identifying common research questions and strategies. This article highlights the NIH's research and priorities in childhood obesity prevention as well as areas for future direction, including overarching NIH plans and NIH institutes, centers, and offices investments in specific areas related to childhood obesity prevention in Latin America and/or among Latino populations in the United States.
针对儿童肥胖率不断上升的问题，美国和拉丁美洲各国都投入了研究，以测试创新的策略和干预措施。尽管如此，进展仍然缓慢、不平衡且零星，需要加强知识交流和研究合作，以加速有前途的儿童肥胖干预措施的适应和实施。为了在拉丁美洲和美国的研究人员之间，特别是那些与拉丁裔和拉丁美洲人群合作的研究人员之间分享研究结果、挑战和经过验证的干预策略，美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）召集了来自美国和拉丁美洲的研究人员，强调在拉丁美洲开展的研究和在美国拉丁裔人群中开展的研究之间的协同作用，旨在促成新的关系，并确定共同的研究问题和策略。本文重点介绍了 NIH 在儿童肥胖预防方面的研究和优先事项，以及未来的发展方向，包括 NIH 的总体计划以及 NIH 研究所、中心和办公室对与拉丁美洲儿童肥胖预防相关的特定领域和/或美国拉丁裔人群的投资。
