Potential Contributors to the Canadian Pediatric Obesity Epidemic
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Pharmacology
Abstract EN
As a group, Canadian children and youth are heavier than at any time in the recent past.
However, to date there has been no critical examination of the factors which are likely to have contributed to these deleterious trends.
A review of the evidence suggests that there is robust evidence supporting the role of reduced sleep, increased sedentary time, increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and secular increases in adult obesity as contributing factors to the current epidemic of childhood obesity.
There is moderate evidence that these trends are related to changes in either total energy intake or physical activity, while there is very little evidence supporting the role of maternal age, breastfeeding, exposure to endocrine disrupters, or inadequate calcium intake.
These findings suggest that targeting sleep, sedentary time, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake in Canadian children and youth may help to prevent future weight gain at the population level.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saunders, Travis J.. 2011. Potential Contributors to the Canadian Pediatric Obesity Epidemic. ISRN Pediatrics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saunders, Travis J.. Potential Contributors to the Canadian Pediatric Obesity Epidemic. ISRN Pediatrics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saunders, Travis J.. Potential Contributors to the Canadian Pediatric Obesity Epidemic. ISRN Pediatrics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507985