Health Interventions For The Prevention Of Obesity In Egyptian Children

Summary

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21th century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low and middle income countries particularly in unbar settings. Although definition of obesity and overweight has changed over time, it can be defined as an excess of body fat.

A study conducted by Williams et al. on 3.320 children in the age group of 5-18 years classified children as fat if their percentage of body fat was at least 25% for males and 30% for females respectively.

European researcher above 85th percentile of body mass index BMI for age and obesity as at or above 95% percentile of BMI. It is widely accepted that increase in obesity results from an imbalance between many intake and expenditure with an increase in positive energy balance being closely associated with the life style adopted and the dietary with the life style adopted and the dietary intake preferences.

Research has made important contributions to our understanding of the factors associated with obesity the ecological model by Division et al., suggest that child risk any intake , physical activity and sedentary behavior. The impact of such risk factors is moderated by factors such as age, gender, family characteristics parenting style, parent's life style also plays a role. Environmental factors such as school policies, demographics and parents work -related demands further influence eating and activity behaviors. Genetics are one of the biggest factors examined as a cause of obesity, some studies have found that BMI is 25-40% heritable. However, genetic susceptibility often needs to be coupled with contributing environmental and behavioral factors in order to affect weight. The genetic factor accounts for less than 5% of cases of childhood obesity. Therefore, while genetics can play a role in the development of obesity. It is not the cause of the dramatic increase in childhood obesity

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

health program

Health children their age between 6-12 years bone and live in Gharbia governorate. \- Legal pre mission will be taken from each school movement system to assess over weight among there school children. \- The children and their family included in the study will be able to follow program of health intervention to prevent obesity. Materials and methods: 1. Each children will be subjected to full history talking , clinical examination, growth assessment; weight height and body mass index (BMI) for age percentile ( Egyptians growth charts) 2. Laboratory investigation will be done which include lipid profile, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and hemoglobin level 3. Child history will be taken which include personal history 4. Dietary history of the child which include eating habits

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kafrelsheikh University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mohamed Bedair Ebrahim, professor of physical therapy · kafr-elsheikh university

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-05-01

Primary Completion

2025-11-01

Completion

2025-12-30

Countries

• Egypt

Study Locations