Revista Espanola de Obesidad
Volume 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 280-285

Nutritional intervention results in an obese children population: Differences between the immigrant and the Spanish populations [Resultados de una intervención nutricional en población infantil con obesidad: Diferencias entre la población inmigrante y la española] (Article)

López I.D. , Estévez A.R.
  • a Sección de Endocrinología Infantil, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital de Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Spain
  • b Sección de Endocrinología Infantil, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital de Txagorritxu, Vitoria, Spain

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a first rate problem in our society. Even so, it is an increasing phenomenon in our country. Objective: To describe the clinical situation before and after starting a nutritional intervention in a group of children with obesity, trying to know the importance of the progressive number of immigrant's children. Material and methods: Study of patients who are remitted to our obesity paediatric consults and have more than 2 SD of weight. Results: Immigrant's children have a higher rate of obesity; their obesity is more severe, leave to assists to the consult with more frequency and get poor results losing BMI than Spanish children. Discussion: Difficulties with language, different culture and the lack of perception of illness in the problem of obesity make this collective more vulnerable for obesity.

Author Keywords

Immigration Childhood obesity Nutritional intervention Metabolic syndrome

Index Keywords

male obesity Spain female major clinical study immigrant preschool child pediatrics nutritional support body mass population Article race difference human school child Adolescent Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956664659&partnerID=40&md5=a3bde96389adbed1b4572af50335d119
ISSN: 16966112
Cited by: 3
Original Language: Spanish