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Childhood obesity and food intake
Jia-Yi Huang, Sui-Jian Qi
Guangzhou, China
Author Affiliations: College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China (Huang JY, Qi SJ)
Corresponding Author: Sui-Jian Qi, PhD, College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China (Tel: 86-13726780488; Fax: 86-20-87113842; Email: fesuijianqi@scut.edu.cn)
doi: 10.1007/s12519-015-0018-2
Background: The prevalence of obesity among children is growing in China at present. Childhood obesity reflects complex interactions of genetic, environmental, social and behavioral factors. Foods, nutritional components, and food intake patterns may be associated with the increasing obesity rate in children.
Data sources: Articles about the relationship between childhood obesity and food intake were collected from the databases including Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Elsevier and Google Scholar.
Results: Foods and nutritional components such as calcium, dietary fiber are inversely related to obesity, whereas others such as vitamin B and sugar-sweeten beverages play a positive role in obesity development. The differences in food intake pattern also influence the risk of obesity.
Conclusions: Food intake is an important factor influencing childhood obesity. One strategy to prevent childhood obesity is to take foods of moderate amount in a proper pattern.
World J Pediatr 2015;11(2):101-107
Key words: childhood;
food;
intake; obesity
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