Diagnosis and Treatment for Simple Obesity in Childhood
- VernacularTitle:儿童单纯性肥胖的诊断和治疗
- Author:
tao, YU
;
meng, MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
criterion;
obesity;
diagnosis;
treatment;
body mass index;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There is no unity in judgment of obesity at home and abroad.WHO considered that there should have different evaluation criteria from childhood below and above 10 years and recommended "weight for height" be used for children under the age of 10 and body mass index(BMI)for children aged 10 to 24 years old.International Obesity Task Organization(IOTF) recommended BMI be suitable for young children for judgment overweight and obesity.Both of them had the same BMI standards for overweight and obesity for 18-year-old,25 and 30 kg/m2,respectively.But the Working Group on Obesity of China(WGOC)developed a criterion which cut-offs in 18 years were lower than that of WHO and IOTF,24 and 28 kg/m2,respectively.The treatment of obesity in childhood was different from that in adults.Many methods used for adults such as surgical liposuction,slimming drugs,hunger therapies and fasting could not be appropriate for childhood.A combined treatment in childhood including behavior modification,diet adjustment and exercise was recognized domestically and internationally.
