TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of perinatal history in the occurrence of childhood obesity
T2 - a literature review
AU - Notara, V.
AU - Kokkou, S.
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was conducted within the context of the Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, grant agreement No 635316); and aimed to explore the path of healthy aging, from birth to older ages.
Funding Information:
This work was conducted within the context of the Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project (European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, grant agreement No 635316); and aimed to explore the path of healthy aging, from birth to older ages.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Lithografia Antoniadis I - Psarras Th G.P.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Background: It is widely accepted, that the increased prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity poses an important public health problem since it increases the risk for early onset of non-communicable diseases with potentially increased health complications during adulthood. Childhood obesity prevention is therefore of primary importance; hence it is mandatory to understand its main causes and identify the mechanisms associated with weight gain. Although its etiology can be partly attributed to genetic and behavioral factors, evidence from existing literature indicates that the perinatal environment may also increase the risk of childhood obesity; the latter, however, has not been thoroughly investigated and discussed. Methods: A literature search was conducted in scientific databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus) in order to reveal recent epidemiologic studies, with emphasis on works from the last decade. Studies whose primary or secondary object was the association between type of delivery, breastfeeding and/or gestational diabetes mellitus with overweight and obesity in childhood and preadolescence were taken into account. Studies that did not meet the aim of the current review were excluded. Results: The retrieved information revealed that there is a noteworthy association between perinatal factors and childhood and preadolescence overweight/obesity occurrence, though the exact pathways still need to be elucidated. Conclusions: Public health professionals should take into account perinatal determinants when estimating a child’s risk of overweight and obesity development.
AB - Background: It is widely accepted, that the increased prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity poses an important public health problem since it increases the risk for early onset of non-communicable diseases with potentially increased health complications during adulthood. Childhood obesity prevention is therefore of primary importance; hence it is mandatory to understand its main causes and identify the mechanisms associated with weight gain. Although its etiology can be partly attributed to genetic and behavioral factors, evidence from existing literature indicates that the perinatal environment may also increase the risk of childhood obesity; the latter, however, has not been thoroughly investigated and discussed. Methods: A literature search was conducted in scientific databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus) in order to reveal recent epidemiologic studies, with emphasis on works from the last decade. Studies whose primary or secondary object was the association between type of delivery, breastfeeding and/or gestational diabetes mellitus with overweight and obesity in childhood and preadolescence were taken into account. Studies that did not meet the aim of the current review were excluded. Results: The retrieved information revealed that there is a noteworthy association between perinatal factors and childhood and preadolescence overweight/obesity occurrence, though the exact pathways still need to be elucidated. Conclusions: Public health professionals should take into account perinatal determinants when estimating a child’s risk of overweight and obesity development.
KW - Breastfeeding duration
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Childhood overweight
KW - Gestational diabetes mellitus
KW - Perinatal history
KW - Type of delivery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074327980&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Literature review
AN - SCOPUS:85074327980
SN - 1108-4189
VL - 22
SP - 155
EP - 161
JO - Hippokratia
JF - Hippokratia
IS - 4
ER -