TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing
T2 - Data from nine countries
AU - Olds, Tim
AU - Maher, Carol
AU - Zumin, Shi
AU - Péneau, Sandrine
AU - Lioret, Sandrine
AU - Castetbon, Katia
AU - Bellisle,
AU - De Wilde, Jeroen
AU - Hohepa, Maea
AU - Maddison, Ralph
AU - Lissner, Lauren
AU - Sjöberg, Agneta
AU - Zimmermann, Michael
AU - Aeberli, Isabelle
AU - Ogden, Cynthia
AU - Flegal, Katherine
AU - Summerbell, Carolyn
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high quality evidence has emerged from several countries suggesting that the rise in the prevalence has slowed appreciably, or even plateaued. This review brings together such data from nine countries (Australia, China, England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and USA), with data from 467,294 children aged 219 years. The mean unweighted rate of change in prevalence of overweight and obesity was +0.00 (0.49)% per year across all age ×sex groups and all countries between 1995 and 2008. For overweight alone, the figure was +0.01 (0.56)%, and for obesity alone -0.01 (0.24)%. Rates of change differed by sex, age, socioeconomic status and ethnicity. While the prevalence of overweight and obesity appears to be stabilizing at different levels in different countries, it remains high, and a significant public health issue. Possible reasons for the apparent flattening are hypothesised.
AB - Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high quality evidence has emerged from several countries suggesting that the rise in the prevalence has slowed appreciably, or even plateaued. This review brings together such data from nine countries (Australia, China, England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and USA), with data from 467,294 children aged 219 years. The mean unweighted rate of change in prevalence of overweight and obesity was +0.00 (0.49)% per year across all age ×sex groups and all countries between 1995 and 2008. For overweight alone, the figure was +0.01 (0.56)%, and for obesity alone -0.01 (0.24)%. Rates of change differed by sex, age, socioeconomic status and ethnicity. While the prevalence of overweight and obesity appears to be stabilizing at different levels in different countries, it remains high, and a significant public health issue. Possible reasons for the apparent flattening are hypothesised.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - International
KW - Obesity
KW - Overweight
KW - Prevalence
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U2 - 10.3109/17477166.2011.605895
DO - 10.3109/17477166.2011.605895
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21838570
AN - SCOPUS:80052880082
SN - 1747-7166
VL - 6
SP - 342
EP - 360
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
IS - 5-6
ER -