A multi-etiological model of childhood obesity: a new biobehavioral perspective for prevention?

Current prevention strategies focusing only around the energy balance model have been found insufficient to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic. Originating from the paper by Baranowski et al., recently published in Current Nutrition Report, this Commentary is aimed at discussing the complex etiol...

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Published in:Italian journal of pediatrics 2019-12, Vol.45 (1), p.169-169, Article 169
Main Authors: Valerio, Giuliana, Bernasconi, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviruses
Adipocytes
Behavior
Behaviour
Body mass index
Cardiovascular disease
Child
Childhood
Children
Circadian Rhythm
Diabetes
Diet
Disease prevention
Energy
Energy balance
Etiology
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Humans
Insulin resistance
Lifestyles
Metabolism
Models, Biological
Obesity
Pathogenesis
Pediatric Obesity - etiology
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
Pediatric Obesity - virology
Pediatrics
Prevention
Sleep
Teenagers
Weight control
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Summary:Current prevention strategies focusing only around the energy balance model have been found insufficient to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic. Originating from the paper by Baranowski et al., recently published in Current Nutrition Report, this Commentary is aimed at discussing the complex etiology of obesity, on the ground of new biological models, which open a novel biobehavioral perspective of prevention.
ISSN:1824-7288
1720-8424
1824-7288
DOI:10.1186/s13052-019-0762-3