López-Alarcón Mardia Guadalupe
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2022 Dec 19;60(Suppl 2):127-133.
Pediatric obesity is a pathological process explained by genetic susceptibility, inappropriate diet, sedentary life patterns, and other environmental factors. It is related with psychological disturbances and chronic diseases in childhood or later in adulthood. Obesity prevention must start early in life and requires lifestyle multicomponent intervention (diet, physical activity and behavior), include children, family, and community, and offered in the primary health care service by the healthcare staff (physicians, nurses, dietists, and psychologists). Obesity treatment may include in addition other treatment alternatives. It must be provided by physicians, to simultaneously treat obesity and the associated morbidity. Pediatric obesity is a global problem, and its management has not been effective. Therefore, scientific research must be involved to identify new management options.
小儿肥胖是一种由遗传易感性、不当饮食、久坐不动的生活方式及其他环境因素所解释的病理过程。它与儿童期或成年后期的心理障碍和慢性病有关。肥胖预防必须在生命早期开始，需要多方面生活方式干预（饮食、体育活动和行为），涵盖儿童、家庭和社区，并由医护人员（医生、护士、营养师和心理学家）在初级卫生保健服务中提供。肥胖治疗可能还包括其他治疗选择。必须由医生提供治疗，以同时治疗肥胖及其相关疾病。小儿肥胖是一个全球性问题，其管理一直未取得成效。因此，必须开展科学研究以确定新的管理方案。
