Cureus, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2025

Obesity among children has emerged as a worldwide health issue due to childhood obesity becoming pandemic, and it is often linked various illnesses, fatal outcomes, disability in adulthood. become an epidemic both developed developing countries, particularly youngsters. The most common factors contributing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are unhealthy eating habits, desk-bound games, avoidance of physical activity-requiring activities, smoking, alcohol usage, other added items. All these increase NCDs, including obesity, resulting morbidities early death. Additionally, psychological, emotional, cognitive, societal, communicative effects. For example, raises the possibility issues related appearance, self-esteem, confidence level, feelings isolation, social disengagement, stigma, depression, sense inequality. Children who consume more energy-dense, high-fat, low-fiber-containing food than they need usually store excess body fat. Standardizing indicators terminology for obesity-related metrics critical better understanding comparability prevalence program effectiveness within between countries. underlying variables must be altered reduce or avoid harm target organ children. As result, reducing considerable public goal benefit society long-term well-being individuals.

Язык: Английский