Primary prevention of childhood obesity: an interdisciplinary analysis.

ABSTRACT: The primary prevention of childhood obesity requires combined efforts by stakeholders at various societal levels, based on the knowledge from multiple disciplines. The goal of the present study was therefore to analyze current preventive approaches and delineate implications for future prevention research and practice by integrating knowledge from genetics, law, economics, psychology, and social ethics. Inconclusive evidence on the etiology of obesity, a complex, multifactorial condition, likely complicates prevention, leading to a lack of specificity regarding target groups, focus, and techniques. It is recommended to increase the specificity of prevention by explicitly considering risk factor evidence, including evidence on genetic factors. Because the institutional and legal framework o

SUBMITTER: Hilbert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6444811 | biostudies-literature | 2008

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature