Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2000
Review[Prevention and treatment of obesity since childhood: strategy to decrease the non transmissible chronic diseases in adult].
The prevalence of obesity among children and teenagers is increasing by 1.5% per year, probably due to a higher consumption of highly caloric foods and to physical inactivity. Hypercholesterolemia, increased insulin levels and high blood pressure of childhood obesity, precede atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension in adulthood. ⋯ They aim at a change in dietary habits and increasing physical activity. A well balanced healthy diet and a decrease in physical inactivity time will result in a successful treatment approach for obesity.