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Childhood Adiposity – Solutions for a National Epidemic
| Charles Savona Ventura1, Cynthia Formosa2*, Stephanie Savona Ventura1 and Dalia Aboulezz2 | |
| 1Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta | |
| 2Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Malta | |
| Corresponding Author : | Cynthia Formosa PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Malta, MSD 2080, Malta Tel: 0035699861396 E-mail: Cynthia.formosa@um.edu.mt |
| Received February 12, 2015; Accepted April 21, 2015;Published April 30, 2015 | |
| Citation: Ventura CS, Formosa C, Ventura SS, Aboulezz D (2015) Childhood Adiposity – Solutions for a National Epidemic. J Obes Weight Loss Ther 5:257. doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000257 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Ventura CS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
The problem of childhood adiposity has reached epidemic proportions in many parts of the world and has become a public health challenge. Obesity co-morbidities are expected to increase progressively in line with the recent observed increase in childhood adiposity. Unless a solution is found, adiposity trends will escalate increasing mortality . To date the understanding of why this is happening is rudimentary and it seems that no coherent and effective methods have been developed to overcome this condition. Biological influences, parental influences and societal influences need all to be addressed if childhood adiposity is to be managed appropriately. Effective policies and programmes are needed at both global and national levels in order to address childhood adiposity. In light of these findings this paper explores the literature to provide a comprehensive understanding of the cause and effect in childhood adiposity. This paper also provides recommendations and possible solutions/methods of intervention for what could be considered a National epidemic.
