Abstract
The issue of childhood obesity is expanding at an accelerated rate compared to previous generations. Both medical and societal conesquences have arisen from this predicament in children and adults. The significance of parental influence as a factor is of key interest in developing possible prevention programs. Three major categories of focus are parental control, attitudes, and behavior in association with childhood overweight and obesity. This comprehendsive systematic and evidence-based review summarizes currently published results, as well as addresses gaps and flaws which should be included in future research on pediatric obesity and parental influence.
Highlights
Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic, threatening current and future generations alike
From this review we identified current published results on pediatric obesity and parental influence, as well as research gaps and flaws that should be addressed in future research
Childhood obesity affects multiple organ systems, and these can develop into physical problems, and psychosocial consequences leading to increased adult morbidity and mortality [8,10,13]
Summary
Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic, threatening current and future generations alike. The obesity epidemic affects more than 17%, 12.5 million, of American children, almost triple the prevalence rate of just the previous generation [1]. While obesity-associated mortalities and morbidities occur more commonly in adults, the negative risk factors for diseases are significantly noticeable in childhood as well [3]. Pediatric overweight and obesity is a predictor of adult obesity, increasing their likelihood of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and some cancers as well as body image disparagement [2,4,5,6,7,8,9]. The evidence of cardiovascular risk factors caused by childhood overweight and obesity are predictors of adult cardiovascular morbidity and mortality [8]. The psychosocial consequences from childhood overweight and obesity carry over in adulthood [12]
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