Journal of Obesity & Eating Disorders

THE IMPORTANCE OF OBESITY PROPHYLAXIS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

Obesity has reached pandemic proportions today, and its consequences lead to an unprecedented burden in the health, financial and social fields. This is why effective actions are needed to reduce the frequency of obesity. Overweight and obesity represent the fifth highest risk of death globally. Obesity is most often linked to lifestyle factors that can be prevented, especially poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. Obesity in children is of particular importance, as eating habits and physical exertion are adopted early and tend to last a lifetime. Adults need to be a role model for young generations in adopting a healthier lifestyle. Unhealthy behaviors regarding nutrition and physical activity in children and young people involve proposing and implementing strategies to reduce and prevent, respectively, promoting healthy behaviors, both through individual and group interventions, but especially at community, population level. Behavioral changes must be supported by the elaboration and implementation of health policies applicable in the communities of children and students.

Author(s):

Monica Tarcea and Cristina Cinpeanu O

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