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March 2004, Volume 10 No. 1
ARTICLE 3
Childhood Obesity:
Contributing Factors, Consequences and Intervention
Sherina Mohd Sidik1 & Rozali Ahmad2
1 Department of Community Health, Faculty of
Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM
Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
2 Ministry of Defence, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is
the most common nutritional problem among children in developed as
well as in developing countries. It is associated with significant
morbidity and mortality, including cardiovascular, respiratory,
gastrointestinal, endocrine and psychosocial morbidities. This
unhealthy trend will progress to adulthood and is expected to lead
to huge economic costs in health and social security systems. Among
the many factors which contribute to the increasing prevalence of
childhood obesity include environment and genetic factors. This
paper discusses the aetiology, consequences and necessary
interventions for this problem.
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