TY - JOUR
T1 - Lifestyle changes in the management of adulthood and childhood obesity
AU - Orio, Francesco
AU - Tafuri, Domenico
AU - Ascione, Antonio
AU - Marciano, Francesca
AU - Savastano, Silvia
AU - Colarieti, Giorgio
AU - Orio, Marcello
AU - Colao, Annamaria
AU - Palomba, Stefano
AU - Muscogiuri, Giovanna
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Adulthood and childhood obesity is rapidly becoming an epidemic problem and it has a short and long-term impact on health. Short-term consequences are mostly represented by psychological effects; in fact obese children have more chances to develop psychological or psychiatric problems than non-obese children. The main long-term effect is represented by the fact that childhood obesity continues into adulthood obesity and this results in negative effects in young adult life, since obesity increases the risk to develop morbidity and premature mortality. The obesity-related diseases are mostly represented by hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases. Medical treatment should be discouraged in childhood because of the side effects and it should be only reserved for obese children with related medical complications. Lifestyle changes should be encouraged in both adulthood and childhood obesity. This review focuses on the management of obesity both in adulthood and in childhood, paying particular attention to lifestyle changes that should be recommended.
AB - Adulthood and childhood obesity is rapidly becoming an epidemic problem and it has a short and long-term impact on health. Short-term consequences are mostly represented by psychological effects; in fact obese children have more chances to develop psychological or psychiatric problems than non-obese children. The main long-term effect is represented by the fact that childhood obesity continues into adulthood obesity and this results in negative effects in young adult life, since obesity increases the risk to develop morbidity and premature mortality. The obesity-related diseases are mostly represented by hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases. Medical treatment should be discouraged in childhood because of the side effects and it should be only reserved for obese children with related medical complications. Lifestyle changes should be encouraged in both adulthood and childhood obesity. This review focuses on the management of obesity both in adulthood and in childhood, paying particular attention to lifestyle changes that should be recommended.
KW - Cardiovascular disease
KW - Child
KW - Motor activity
KW - Obesity
KW - Overweight
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M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84992503566
VL - 41
SP - 509
EP - 515
JO - Minerva Endocrinologica
JF - Minerva Endocrinologica
SN - 0391-1977
IS - 4
ER -