Talk:Childhood obesity/Archives/2015

Epidemiology
A new systematic review of global overweight and obesity trends was published in The Lancet May 2014 I would like to insert some of that data into the article. However, I want to be cautious because I have a COI. I have been hired by the organization that employs the lead authors of the study. Is it cool to insert that data? Savannah38 (talk) 19:49, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Epidemiology
Hi again, This year, a new study of global health trends was published in The Lancet May 2014, with data that's more recent than the two references currently cited in the epidemiology section. I'd like to insert the following two sentences and citations into the section:

From 1980 to 2013, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased by nearly 50%. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960460-8/fulltext

In 2014, the World Health Organization established a high-level commission to end childhood obesity. http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2023718160_apxmedfatworld.html

I wanted to run this by fellow Wikipedians because I have a possible COI. I am doing some work for IHME, whose researchers led the Lancet study. Are there any objections to entering this information?

Savannah38 (talk) 18:35, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm going to go ahead and insert the updated data above.

Savannah38 (talk) 01:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a constant issue worldwide. The number of children who are obese has doubled, and the number of adolescents has quadrupled in the last 30 years. Statistics show that in 2012, over one third of children were obese, and the number just keeps increasing. Although there are children that are overweight and others that are obese, there are two different definitions. The definition of overweight is, “having excess body weight for a particular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors.” The definition of obese is, “having excess body fat.” Both consist of a caloric imbalance, few calories burned for the amount consumed. (Childhood Obesity Facts)

"Childhood Obesity Facts." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 Dec. 2014. Web. 06 July 2015. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EGAZAWAY (talk • contribs) 21:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a constant issue worldwide. The number of children who are obese has doubled, and the number of adolescents has quadrupled in the last 30 years. Statistics show that in 2012, over one third of children were obese, and the number just keeps increasing. Although there are children that are overweight and others that are obese, there are two different definitions. The definition of overweight is, “having excess body weight for a particular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors.” The definition of obese is, “having excess body fat.” Both consist of a caloric imbalance, few calories burned for the amount consumed. (Childhood Obesity Facts)

"Childhood Obesity Facts." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 Dec. 2014. Web. 06 July 2015.

EGAZAWAY (talk) 21:14, 6 July 2015 (UTC) Emily

Proposed Revisions to Management Section
The section of the article entitled "management" could be improved by including a subsection about educational interventions for childhood obesity. The proposed subsection could read as follows:

Educational Intervention
Educational intervention that involves behavioral modification of diet and exercise has been shown to significantly reduce waist circumference, BMI, and blood pressure in 6-12 year old overweight and obese children. These school-based programs are designed to teach children about healthy diet and exercise, to encourage healthy behavior, and to discourage unhealthy behavior. These programs are most effective when they involve parents and family members. However, these programs are not preventative.

Hesolomon75 (talk) 16:15, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Socioeconomic status of the family of overweight children
I would like to add this topic, there are several studies avaiable. The two that have been research are Delva, O"Malley, and Johnston (2006) and Kitsantas, and Talleyrand (2010). Both go into great detail on how the SES (socioeconomic status) affects overweight and obese children. Here are the citations:
 * Delva, Ph.D., Jorge, Patrick M. O'Malley, Ph.D., and Lloyd D. Johnston Ph.D. "Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Overweight and Health-Related Behaviors among American Students: National Trends 1986-2003." Journal of Adolescent Health 39 (2006): 536-45. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
 * Kitsantas, Anastasia, and Regine Talleyrand. "Acculturation and Self-regulation as Determinants of Childhood Obesity." Counseling and Human Development Feb. 2010. 1+. Academic OneFile. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.  --Tugboat in MI (talk) 01:23, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Tugboat in MI! If you write a few sentences that can be added to this article, including your sources, and you drop me a note, I can paste them into the article for you. (Or you make five more edits, at which point you get autoconfirmed, and you can edit this article.) I had already written these lines when I saw the next two edit requests and the good answers that Celestra gave you.  Lova Falk     talk   07:51, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

thank you for your help if we can add below that would be great. In a study Delva, Johnson, and O’Malley (2006) showed that. the prevalence .is considerably greater of being overweight and engaging in less healthy behaviors and sedentary activities, like playing video games and computer games, considerably greater among youth from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds and of lower socioeconomic status. Another factor is that the lack of appropriate nutrition and physical activity, and the familial and various other environmental factors that contribute to youths’ nutritional and physical activity choices.

Medications
There are few long-term treatment options that are safe and effective. However, there are several medications under investigation and are currently under review by the FDA. These treatments have completed phase III trials. Mommabear1 (talk) 01:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

≈≈≈≈I am planing to add my thinking to this page≈≈≈≈ User:thatgirl2018/obesity — Preceding undated comment added 21:46, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Prevention
I would like add the following: Health advocates have been pushing school to provide health snack alternative in school vending machines. But a study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine released in Feb 2012 shows that the efforts to provide healthier snacks remain unchanged. The main reason was that less nutritious offerings were being offered with healthier snacks.

I would like to add the following: There are many contributing factors that can lead to childhood obesity ranging from the most basic lack of physical activity to more complicated reasons, such as a medical problem that lowers metabolism. Two large factors in childhood obesity are lack of physical activity and diet. Children who indulge in junk food and fast food, which has become cheap and easily accessible, have an increased chance of becoming obese. In an effort to deter today’s youth from purchasing these bad habits, we must impose a tax increasing the overall cost of junk food and fast food. This could possibly deter both adults and children from junk food, as its popularity is derived from its low price.
 * Thank you for your request. The first three sentences are already covered in the article. Regarding "we must we must impose a tax increasing the overall cost of junk food and fast food", Wikipedia is edited from neutral point of view and does not advocate for such political or legislative positions. Sundayclose (talk) 20:52, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

There should be a clarification of the last sentence under the sub-heading "dietary". Among obesity-predisposed children, drinking milk actually does reduce childhood obesity. Zheng, M., Rangan, A., Allman-Farinelli, M., Rohde, J. F., Olsen, N. J., & Heitmann, B. L. (2015). Replacing sugary drinks with milk is inversely associated with weight gain among young obesity-predisposed children. The British Journal of Nutrition, 114(9), 1448. doi:10.1017/S0007114515002974 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aegis8 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia Evaluation (Childhood Obesity: Dietary)
There are several of studies that demonstrate the relationship between childhood obesity and dietary consumption. The writer of this Wikipedia article indicates that childhood obesity is a result of high-sugared flavored drink and high-calorie fast food restaurant meals. In addition, the author makes significant facts suggesting why children become overweight by providing reliable journal citations (at least three) in each paragraph. One aspect of the article that distracted me the most was that, the writer suggested (at first) that food intake was not a significant factor to childhood obesity. Meaning that if a child ate more a less (based on a study), the individual would remain the same or gain weight. Towards the end of the writers paragraph, he/she suggested that the intake of fast food would increase a child’s weight, therefore making the authors argument weak. I believe the author is trying to sound neutral as possible, but with the given information he/she has, the authors point of view leads them to indicate that childhood obesity is a result of a high intake of sugared drinks and unhealthy meals. Although the writer did input citations on his/her article, one of the links does not work such as link number 40. The author provides good information that is up to date, although he/she should probably fix citation number 40, so their article could look solid. (Freddylazaro (talk) 18:35, 8 November 2015 (UTC))

Proposed addition to management section
It may be beneficial to add a section family behavioral treatment, as this is one of the most effective treatment programs for child obesity. Family Behavioral Therapy involves engaging both parents and children in dietary education, physical activity, stimulus control, and reinforcement of positive behaviors. Meta-analyses have consistently demonstrated the effectiveness of these programs, and as there is little information currently in the management section, this may be a helpful addition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hesolomon75 (talk • contribs) 19:55, 4 December 2015 (UTC)