Pediatric obesity - time to act as early as possible.

There has been a global increase in the average body mass index (BMI) in children and an alarming trend of increasing weight among the youngest children in recent decades. Childhood excess weight and obesity result in premature adult mortality and morbidity. Obesity is not only a risk factor for other diseases but is also a complex, multifactorial disease in its own right, linked to a genetic predisposition influenced by an increasingly permissive environment from intrauterine life throughout childhood and adolescence into adulthood.

Long-term effects of 12-month integrated weight-loss programme for children with excess body weight- who benefits most?

The aim of the study was to assess long-term effects of the 12-month integrated weight-loss programme in children with excess body weight. We also attempted to identify the determinants of intervention effectiveness. Two groups were included in the analysis: 241 children with excess body weight who participated in the full 12-month intervention (full participation group) and 891 children with excess body weight who did not participate in the intervention (no participation group).

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in 6-7-Year-Old Children-A Result of 9-Year Analysis of Big City Population in Poland.

Excess body weight is a serious public health problem, which affects both adults and children. Unfortunately, the prevalence of excess body weight in children in Poland is not subject to any regular screening. The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-7-year-old children in the municipality of Gdańsk in the years 2008-2016.