| Lifecourse approach to racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22332105 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care is a national priority, and obesity is a prime target. During the last 30 y in the United States, the prevalence of obesity among children has dramatically increased, sparing no age group. Obesity in childhood is associated with adverse cardio-metabolic outcomes such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type II diabetes and with other long-term adverse outcomes, including both physical and psychosocial consequences. By the preschool years, racial/ethnic disparities in obesity prevalence are already present, suggesting that disparities in childhood obesity prevalence have their origins in the earliest stages of life. Several risk factors during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of offspring obesity, including excessive maternal gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes, smoking during pregnancy, antenatal depression, and biological stress. During infancy and early childhood, rapid infant weight gain, infant feeding practices, sleep duration, child's diet, physical activity, and sedentary practices are associated with the development of obesity. Studies have found substantial racial/ethnic differences in many of these early life risk factors for childhood obesity. It is possible that racial/ethnic differences in early life risk factors for obesity might contribute to the high prevalence of obesity among minority preschool-age children and beyond. Understanding these differences may help inform the design of clinical and public health interventions and policies to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and eliminate disparities among racial/ethnic minority children. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Brittany Dixon; Michelle-Marie Peña; Elsie M Taveras |
Related Documents
:
|
8006205 - An epidemiologic study of stuttering. 22939555 - The relationship between c-reactive protein and atherosclerosis differs on the basis of... 22435855 - Risk factors related to hazardous alcohol consumption among korean men with hypertension. 23656855 - Antidepressant exposure during pregnancy and congenital malformations: is there an asso... 9881325 - Women's expectations and acceptance of cyclic induced hrt bleeds. 17177175 - Relative risk and acceleration in lung cancer. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review Date: 2012-01-05 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) Volume: 3 ISSN: 2156-5376 ISO Abbreviation: Adv Nutr Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-02-14 Completed Date: 2012-06-14 Revised Date: 2013-02-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101540874 Medline TA: Adv Nutr Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 73-82 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Child Child, Preschool Female Health Status Disparities* Healthcare Disparities Hispanic Americans Humans Infant Obesity / ethnology*, etiology, prevention & control Pregnancy Prevalence Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors United States / epidemiology |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
|
MD 003963/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS |
| Comments/Corrections | |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: What do we know about dietary fiber intake in children and health? The effects of fiber intake on co...
Next Document: Racial-ethnic differences in pregnancy-related weight.