Title
Interventions to prevent the development of overweight and obesity in children younger than five years
Other title
Intervenciones para prevenir la aparición de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños menores de cinco años
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Childhood obesity is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. The present study describes the interventions used to prevent overweight and obesity in children younger than 5 years. The objective of the interventions was to stimulate breastfeeding, monitor the child’s growth, and promote adequate complementary feeding by means of nutritional counseling using a responsive feeding approach in different settings, including health centers and residences. The interventions included physical activity and nutritional counseling, with the active participation of the parents. The quality of evidence from most studies was high because the evidence was derived from controlled clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. All interventions were conducted or could be replicated in Peru by adequate contextualization.
Start page
682
End page
689
Volume
34
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85040239422
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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