Global Trends in Child Obesity
Are Figures Converging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M González-Álvarez (0000-0002-6271-4370, Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author), Angelina Lázaro-Alquézar (Universidad de Zaragoza), María Blanca Simón-Fernández (0000-0001-6811-1020, Universidad de Zaragoza) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 24 |
| Pages | 9252-9252 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17249252 |
| PMID | 33321991 |
| OpenAlex | W3111169515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 41 |
Childhood obesity has become one of the most serious global health challenges of our time. The combined prevalence of overweight and obesity has rapidly increased worldwide during the last two decades, especially in some developing countries where obesity is reaching levels on a par with some industrialized countries, or even higher. This fast growth has occurred especially in countries in the midst of rapid social-economic transitions. Most international comparisons focus on the adult population while analyses focusing on the child population are more limited. Using the methodology developed by Phillips and Sul, this paper studies the worldwide evolution of children's body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity prevalence for a large sample of countries during the period 1975-2016. Our results indicate that the figures for BMI or the prevalence of obesity in different countries do not converge, while the opposite is the case for overweight prevalence in children. Furthermore, there is a non-linear relationship between obesity and income or human capital, indicating that low and middle-income countries require a strong initiative for health policies targeting obesity prevention
Body mass index · Childhood obesity · Developed country · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Global health · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Public health · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |