Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Danish preschool children over a 10‐year period: a study of two birth cohorts in general practice

Larsen, Lone Marie; Hertel, Niels Thomas; Mølgaard, Christian; Christensen, René dePont; Husby, Steffen; Jarbøl, Dorte Ejg

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02551.x

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“…In fact, a small but significant decline in the combined rate of overweight and obesity between 2001/02 to 2009/10 was observed. This decrease is similar to that reported for children in several other countries including Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States [5][6][7][8][9][10] and in Canada for older children. 23 Stabilization of the prevalence of overweight and obesity was found among boys and girls.…”

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Decreased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the Newfoundland and Labrador Preschool Population

Frizzell

Canning

2013

Can J Public Health

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Decreased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the Newfoundland and Labrador Preschool Population

Frizzell

Canning

2013

Can J Public Health

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“…The reported prevalence of overweight and obesity in this study supports the statement that the obesity epidemic in young children has not worsened in Denmark since 2002 [37, 38]. …”

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Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 preschools: a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundLittle is known about health characteristics and the physical activity (PA) patterns in children attending preschools. The objective of this study was to describe the gender differences in relation to body mass index (BMI), motor skills (MS) and PA, including PA patterns by the day type and time of day. Additionally, the between-preschool variation in mean PA was estimated using the intraclass correlation.MethodsWe invited 627 children 5–6 years of age attending 43 randomly selected preschools in Odense, Denmark. Aiming and catching MS was assessed using subtests of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Second Edition) and motor coordination MS was assessed by the Kiphard-Schilling body coordination test, Körperkoordination Test für Kinder. PA was measured using accelerometry. The PA patterns were analysed using mixed models.ResultsNo gender differences in the BMI or norm-referenced MS risk classification, or the average weekly PA level or patterns of PA were observed. However, boys performed better in the aiming and catching score (p < 0.01) and in the motor coordination score (p < 0.05) on average. Girls performed better in the balance subtest (p < 0.001). Relative to the norm-referenced classification of MS, the Danish sample distribution was significantly well for aiming and catching but poorer for the motor coordination test.The total sample and the least active children were most active on weekdays, during preschool time and in the late afternoon at the weekend. However, a relatively larger decrease in PA from preschool to weekday leisure time was observed in children in the lowest PA quartile compared to children in the highest PA quartile. Finally, the preschool accounted for 19% of the total variance in PA, with significant gender differences.ConclusionsResults of this study could provide a valuable reference material for studies monitoring future trends in obesity, MS and PA behaviour in Denmark and other countries.Knowledge about sources of variation in PA among preschool children is scarce and our findings need to be replicated in future studies. A potentially important finding is the large between-preschool variation in PA, indicating that especially girls are very susceptible to the environment offered for PA during preschool attendance.

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“…This article contains the following sections: "Measurement of body composition", "TBW and stable isotopes"; "TBW and deuterium"; "TBW and H 2 18 O"; "Stable isotopes-Preparation and collection"; "Stable isotopes and laboratory analyzes", "Results and discussion", and "Conclusions".…”

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“…The dosage used in clinical tracer studies is clearly lower and ranges from 1 -80 mg deuterium/kg bodyweight [22,32]. From 100 g of D 2 O in humans produces a serum concentration of only 0.2%, an amount used far below the toxic level, and no side effects were observed after administration of D 2 O to normal individuals or patients [16].…”

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“…Increasingly studies related to knowledge of the worldwide phenomenon of childhood obesity are found, such as those conducted by Larsen, et al (2012) in Danmark [2], Gardner, et al (2011) in Caribbean [3], Bishwalata (2010) in India [4], Fuiano, et al (2008) in Italy [5], Amin, et al (2008) in Saudi Arabia [6], Otero-Gonzáles and García-Fragoso (2008) in Puerto Rico [7], Padula and Salceda (2008) in Argentina [8], Khang and Park (2011) in South Korea [9], Lazarou, et al (2007) in Cyprus [10] and Abrantes, et al (2003) in Brazil [11].…”

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Stable isotopes and body composition in children: History, fundamentals, and clinical applications

Bila¹,

Lamounier²,

Freitas³

et al. 2013

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The aim of this study was to gather information on the use of stable isotopes to measure total body water and body composition scan in children. We selected studies in the last 13 years; in addition to classical studies on the subject, indexed in the database PubMed, LILACS, BVS and SciELO. The body composition was characterized by the amount of bone tissue, muscle and adipose tissue, also including the organs as well as levels of body water. Your knowledge becomes increasingly important in light of the changes that occur in the nutritional status of various types of diseases in frameworks, such as diabetes mellitus, protein energy malnutrition, in cases of obesity and metabolic syndrome. The ability to accurately assess body fat mass especially in children is associated with the importance of effective strategies for prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Historically, in addition to clinical applications, measurements of total body water were used to determine body composition in nutritional studies. To the knowledge of the body composition, the body water can be measured and used by the ingestion of a dose of labeled water. The measured isotope enrichment is a function of the amount of body water. The method of deuterium is particularly interesting for the assessment of body composition in children, due to its characteristics of collection and analysis.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Danish preschool children over a 10‐year period: a study of two birth cohorts in general practice

Abstract: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was observed to be stable over a decade in Danish preschool children without changes in mean BMI in the group of obese children. A strong association between overweight and obesity at 3 and at 5 years of age was detected.

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Decreased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the Newfoundland and Labrador Preschool Population

Decreased Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the Newfoundland and Labrador Preschool Population

Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 preschools: a cross-sectional study

Stable isotopes and body composition in children: History, fundamentals, and clinical applications

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