ArticleAdvances in pediatric research2017
A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Health impact and management.
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- Spatial patterns of childhood obesity clusters linked to socioeconomic inequalities.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sex-Specific Cut-Offs of Single Point Insulin Sensitivity Estimator (SPISE) in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome in the Arab Adolescents.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Barriers and Facilitators of Weight Management among School Children with Obesity: A Qualitative Investigation of Parents' Perceptions.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and call for action.World journal of diabetes · 2021Review
- Body mass index and potential correlates among elementary school children in Jordan.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
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- Effects of Different Resistance Training Frequencies on Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and Handgrip Strength in Overweight and Obese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Child-level double burden of malnutrition in the MENA and LAC regions: Prevalence and social determinants.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- Socioeconomic status, perceptions and obesity among adolescents in Jordan.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Childhood obesity has serious consequences both immediately and in adulthood. The rates of obesity in children and adolescents are rising rapidly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We systematically searched the literature to explore adverse effects associated with childhood obesity in this region and the management efforts for dealing with it. Inclusion criteria were: English-language, non-basic-science focused articles that used any of the standard obesity definitions and were conducted in the MENA countries within the last five years. We searched PubMed using combinations of key terms ((childhood) OR adolescence) AND obesity) AND (MENA or each country) AND ("last five years" [PDat]). Studies that examined adverse effects of childhood obesity gave fairly consistent results, revealing associations with higher blood pressure, pre-diabetes, metabolic abnormalities, and cardiovascular risk. Little or no overall effect on rates of childhood obesity has yet been demonstrated by interventions used to manage the problem. Obesity has a considerable impact on the health of children and adolescents, and the countries of the MENA region should endorse strategies and programs to prevent and manage this problem in an effective way.
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