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Metabolic precursors and effects of obesity in children: a decade of progress, 1990–1999

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Goran, Michael I·2001·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Abstract

Current data suggest that 20% of US children are overweight. An analysis of secular trends suggested a clear upward trend in body weight in children of 0.2 kg/y between 1973 and 1994. In addition, childhood obesity is more prevalent among minority subgroups, such as African Americans. Obesity that begins early in life persists into adulthood and increases the risk of obesity-related conditions later in life. Obesity is now considered a disease of epidemic proportions, not just in the United States but also worldwide. In the past 10 y there has been a tremendous increase in the number of studies examining the etiology and health effects of obesity in children. The major objectives of this article are to 1) review highlights in pediatric obesity research from 1990 to 1999; 2) summarize our research on the roles of energy expenditure, physical activity, and aerobic capacity in the etiology of pediatric obesity, and on ethnic differences in the relation between obesity and type 2 diabetes risk factors in children; and 3) discuss areas of future study that will require greater emphasis as the field of childhood obesity research evolves over future years.

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Authors
Goran, M. I.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Goran, Michael I
Venue
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-02
Volume
73
Issue
2
Pages
158-171
ISSN
0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1959027128
Cited by
252
References
87
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FWCI
21.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hl033064-05, 5r29hd032668-05)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R29-HD-32668, R01 HD/HL-33064)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
childhood obesity, energy expenditure, physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, type 2 diabetes risk factors, ethnic differences, African American children, obesity etiology, metabolic precursors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Body Composition, Body Weight, Child, Clinical Trials as Topic, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Minority Groups, Obesity, Research, Risk Factors, United States, Health Behavior, Exercise, Comorbidity, Prevalence

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