Artículo

Revisión de la obesidad en niños

Jiménez Almanza, Angélica

Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, publicado en Psic-Obesidad y cosechado de y cosechado de Revistas UNAM

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Procedencia del contenido

Entidad o dependencia
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM
Revista
Psic-Obesidad
Repositorio
Revistas UNAM
Contacto
Revistas UNAM. Dirección General de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial, UNAM en revistas@unam.mx

Cita

Jiménez Almanza, Angélica (2023). Revisión de la obesidad en niños. Psic-Obesidad; Vol. 13 Núm. 49, 2023; 19-21. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4164610

Descripción del recurso

Autor(es)
Jiménez Almanza, Angélica
Tipo
Artículo Técnico-Profesional
Área del conocimiento
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
Título
Revisión de la obesidad en niños
Fecha
2024-01-22
Resumen
Nowadays, childhood obesity is a health condition considered as serious, which affects children and adolescents, the seriousness is due to the fact that overweight and obesity causes in infants the presence of health conditions that were previously considered problems only in adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol. Childhood obesity can also generate psychological problems, including self-esteem, emotional management and even anxiety. Among the main causes of overweight and obesity in children is the consumption of processed foods with high levels of sugar, trans fats and salt, not to mention access to and consumption of sugary drinks due to their wide distribution, low cost and promotion in mass media, and the decrease in physical activity among children. One of the strategies that has been proposed for the reduction of childhood obesity rates revolves around improving the diet and physical activity habits of the whole family. In order to observe the main characteristics for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, this paper reviews articles on the subject and the factors associated.
Tema
children; obesity; food; sedentary lifestyle; family; infantil; obesidad; alimentos; sedentarismo; familia
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 2007-5502

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