Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2022 Sep 1;25(5):304-310.
doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000848. Epub 2022 Jul 16.

Predicting of excess body fat in children

Diana Paola Córdoba-Rodríguez  1   2 , Gerardo Rodriguez  2   3   4   5 , Luis A Moreno  2   3   6
Affiliations
Review

Predicting of excess body fat in children

Diana Paola Córdoba-Rodríguez et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: Approximately 370 million children and adolescents worldwide showed overweight or obesity in 2016. The risk of developing severe comorbidities depends on the age of onset and the duration of obesity. This review discusses available methodologies to detect excess body fat in children as well as the early life factors that predict excess body fat and its development.

Recent findings: Factors, such as parental nutritional status, maternal weight gain during pregnancy, maternal malnutrition, maternal smoking during pregnancy, low and high birth weight, rapid weight gain, and short infant sleep duration have been independently and positively associated with neonatal, infant, and children adiposity. Early detection of excess body fat in children through the use of various tools is the first step in preventing nutrition-related diseases in adulthood.

Summary: The early detection of excess body fat and the implementation of efficient interventions to normalize the weight of children and adolescents at obesity risk are essential to prevent diseases in adult life.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Khadilkar V, Shah N. Evaluation of children and adolescents with obesity. Indian J Pediatr 2021; 88:1214–1221.
    1. Malhotra S, Sivasubramanian R, Singhal V. Adult obesity and its complications: a pediatric disease? Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2021; 28:46–54.
    1. World Health Organization. Obesity overview [Internet] [cited 16 March 2022]. Available at: https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1 . Accessed 16 Mar 2022.
    1. World Health Organization. WHO child growth standards: length/height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for-height and body mass index-for-age: methods and development [internet]. World Health Organization; 2006. 336 p. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/924154693X . Accessed 16 Mar 2022.
    1. World Health Organization. Obesity and overweight [Internet]. [cited 2022 Mar 17]. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight . Accessed 17 Mar 2022.