Title |
Unexpected plateauing of childhood obesity rates in developed countries
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Published in |
BMC Medicine, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-12-17 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Martin Wabitsch, Anja Moss, Katrin Kromeyer-Hauschild |
Abstract |
Surveys performed in the past 10 to 15 years show a yet unexplained stabilization or decline in prevalence rates of childhood obesity in developed countries. The projected continuous increase in obesity prevalence throughout future decades seems not to occur at present. Apparently, saturation has been reached, which might be related to societal adjustments. Hence, we postulate a cumulative effect of public health programs for obesity prevention resulting, for example, in an increase in physical activity, and a decline in television viewing and in the consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks by children. Effective public health programs are urgently needed for developing countries, where obesity rates in children still continued to increase during the past decade. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 12 | 26% |
Canada | 5 | 11% |
Australia | 3 | 7% |
Germany | 3 | 7% |
United States | 3 | 7% |
Italy | 1 | 2% |
Norway | 1 | 2% |
Georgia | 1 | 2% |
Belgium | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 14 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 22 | 48% |
Scientists | 11 | 24% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 10 | 22% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 202 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 40 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 33 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 15% |
Researcher | 21 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
Other | 29 | 14% |
Unknown | 36 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 60 | 29% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 10% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 8% |
Sports and Recreations | 11 | 5% |
Other | 29 | 14% |
Unknown | 49 | 24% |