Physicians already understand the implications of obesity
Primary care physicians have a first-hand perspective regarding the lifelong struggle of their overweight and obese patients.
To overcome the childhood obesity epidemic, the latest studies demonstrate it is extremely important to establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle at the family level at least three months before conception, during the pregnancy and through the first three years of a child’s life. Primary care physicians are at the forefront of this effort. For your reference we regularly compile articles detailing the latest research and data in this field.
Increased Food Energy Supply as a Major Driver of the Obesity Epidemic: a Global Analysis (scientific article)
Science Reveals Why Calorie Counts Are All Wrong (Scientific American article)
Prenatal and Postnatal Flavor Learning by Human Infants (scientific article)
The kinase p38 activated by the metabolic regulator AMPK and scaffold TAB1 drives the senescence of human T cells (Nature Immunology article)
Modifiable Early-Life Risk Factors for Childhood Adiposity and Overweight: an Analysis of Their Combined Impact and Potential for Prevention (scientific article)
Mother’s Voice and Heartbeat Sounds Elicit Auditory Plasticity in the Human Brain Before Full Gestation (abstract)
Adolescent Body Mass Index and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk (abstract)
Estimation of Genetic Effects on BMI During Adolescence in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (scientific article)
How State Taxes and Policies Targeting Soda Consumption Modify the Association between School Vending Machines and Student Dietary Behaviors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis (scientific article)
Risk Factors for Overweight/Obesity in Preschool Children: An Ecological Approach (scientific article)
Parents’ Views on Engaging Families of Middle School Students in Obesity Prevention and Control in a Multiethnic Population (scientific article)
Weight Loss Pills Counterproductive (PsychCentral.com article)
Parental Underestimates of Child Weight: A Meta-analysis (abstract)
Lifetime Direct Medical Costs of Childhood Obesity (abstract)
Fast Food Consumption and Academic Growth in Late Childhood (abstract; Daily Mail article)
Critical Window of Opportunity to Combat Spread of Allergy, Obesity and Diabetes Identified: New Report (website data graphics; abstract)
Cafeteria diet impairs expression of sensory-specific satiety and stimulus-outcome learning (scientific article, Daily Mail article)
The Protective Role of Family Meals for Youth Obesity: 10-Year Longitudinal Associations (abstract; Eureka Alert article)
Prenatal and Postnatal Flavor Learning by Human Infants (abstract with article)
Modifiable early-life risk factors for childhood adiposity and overweight: an analysis of their combined impact and potential for prevention (abstract)
Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity (scientific article)
Curbing Craving: Behavioral and Brain Evidence That Children Regulate Craving When Instructed to Do So but Have Higher Baseline Craving Than Adults (scientific abstract; The Star newspaper article)
Soda and Cell Aging: Associations Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Leukocyte Telomere Length in Healthy Adults From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (scientific abstract)
Parents’ Views on Engaging Families of Middle School Students in Obesity Prevention and Control in a Multiethnic Population (abstract)
The Perils of Marketing Weight Management Remedies and the Role of Health Literacy (abstract; Psych Central article)
Parental Underestimates of Child Weight: A Meta-analysis (abstract)
Generational Shift in Parental Perceptions of Overweight Among School-Aged Children (abstract)
Risk Factors for Overweight/Obesity in Preschool Children: An Ecological Approach (abstract)