Influence of Adiposity on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Moderator Role of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

López-Gil, José Francisco; García-Hermoso, António; Sentone, Rafael Gomes; Caetano, Cristiano Israel; Cavichiolli, Fernando Renato; Lucas, Juan Luis Yuste

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“…The cause of obesity is complex 12 and involves the interaction of social, 13 biological, 13 genetic, 14 and environmental factors, 13 , 15 among others. 13 Regarding environmental factors, diet quality has been shown to play a moderating role in the association between excess weight and lifestyle outcomes (eg, physical activity) 16 or health outcomes (eg, inflammatory biomarkers). 17 However, to our knowledge, the moderating role of healthy eating in the association between excess weight and psychosocial health among children and adolescents is unknown.…”

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Role of Diet Quality in the Association Between Excess Weight and Psychosocial Problems in a Large Sample of Children in Spain

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Key Points Question What is the role of healthy eating habits in the association between excess weight and psychosocial problems in a large sample of children in Spain? Findings This cross-sectional study of 3772 children in Spain found that diet quality plays a moderating role in the association between excess weight and psychosocial problems. Meaning This study suggests that for a large sample of children in Spain, the association between excess weight and psychosocial problems is moderated by diet quality.

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“…Indeed, the effectiveness of nutritional dietary treatments, such as those applied to abdominal obesity, depends on their acceptance and adherence by schoolchildren [15]. From this, we can see the notable importance of an early diagnosis of nutritional status in children.…”

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Abdominal Obesity in Overweight Schoolchildren from Portoviejo (Ecuador). Conicity Index Cut-Points for Sustainable Health

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(1) Background: Abdominal obesity describes the accumulation of visceral fat. Monitoring of abdominal obesity in children aids prognosis of atherogenic risk and prediction of the emergence of different comorbidities, many of which persist into and throughout adulthood. For this reason, it is of great diagnostic value to the sustainability of health in populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate abdominal obesity in overweight schoolchildren from Portoviejo (Ecuador) and propose conicity index cut-points for sustainable health. (2) Methods: The sample was formed by 356 schoolchildren whose BMI z-score deemed them to be overweight. Height, weight, waist circumference (wstC), various skinfolds, percent body fat, conicity index (CI) and overweight classification according to wstC were determined. (3) Results: The mean age was 6.83 ± 1.2 years, 17.4% were obese, 34.8% were overweight and 47.8% were at risk of being overweight according to their BMI z-score. The mean height was 1.29 ± 0.12 m, whilst the mean weight was 35.21 ± 11.57 kg. When classifying according to wstC, 37.9% were identified as obese, 28.1% had high-risk abdominal adiposity and 34% were normal. The average CI was 1.16 ± 0.06, whilst that of body fat was 19.34 ± 6.03, with 56.2% of individuals having body fat values lower than 20%. (4) Conclusions: The sample showed a high prevalence of central obesity. Significant agreement was not found between classifications of nutritional status according to BMI z-score and wstC.

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Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Patterns in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

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The need to adherence to healthy and sustainable dietary pattern in pediatric age is discussed worldwide, being linked to a progressively incidence of non-communicable diseases in adulthood. The aims of this systematic review were to summarize the healthy and/or sustainable dietary patterns, defined a priori, described in the literature for use among the pediatric age; to evaluate the adherence to these dietary patterns and identify the health-related benefits associated with the adherence to these patterns. A literature search was carried out on MEDLINE, SCOPUS and WEB of SCIENCE from 2010 up to 2021, according to the Preferred Reporting of Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (PROSPERO number: CRD42020221788). A hundred and twenty-eight papers were included according to the following criteria: 2-17 years old participants, healthy and /or sustainable dietary patterns defined by an a priori methodology; papers written in English or Portuguese and published since 2010. Fifty instruments with 14 adaptations that measure adherence to healthy and/or sustainable dietary patterns in children and adolescents were found. The Mediterranean Diet was the most studied dietary pattern. Adherence to healthy and/or sustainable dietary patterns has wide variations worldwide. Most of the instruments described have been little studied in pediatric age, reducing the ability to extrapolate results. A higher adherence to these dietary patterns was associated to lower body fat, waist circumference, blood pressure and metabolic risk. There is no consensus regarding the association with body mass index. No studies have proofs of the sustainability characteristics of these instruments, being necessary to produce a new sustainable instrument or test the association of the previous ones with, for example, the ecological footprint. Further validations of these instruments in each country and more prospective are needed studies to establish temporal relationships with health-related outcomes.

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Influence of Adiposity on Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: The Moderator Role of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

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References 32 publications

Role of Diet Quality in the Association Between Excess Weight and Psychosocial Problems in a Large Sample of Children in Spain

Role of Diet Quality in the Association Between Excess Weight and Psychosocial Problems in a Large Sample of Children in Spain

Abdominal Obesity in Overweight Schoolchildren from Portoviejo (Ecuador). Conicity Index Cut-Points for Sustainable Health

Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Patterns in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

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