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- Title
The Prevention of Childhood Obesity Is a Priority: The Preliminary Results of the "EpPOI: Education to Prevent Childhood Obesity" Project.
- Authors
Porri, Debora; Luppino, Giovanni; Morabito, Letteria Anna; La Rosa, Elisa; Pepe, Giorgia; Corica, Domenico; Valenzise, Mariella; Messina, Maria Francesca; Zirilli, Giuseppina; Li Pomi, Alessandra; Alibrandi, Angela; Di Mauro, Debora; Aversa, Tommaso; Wasniewska, Malgorzata Gabriela
- Abstract
Background: The increase in childhood obesity rates represents a serious public health problem. The project "EpPOI: Education to prevent childhood obesity" is aimed at a multidisciplinary approach to raise awareness of the importance of preventing childhood obesity through lifestyle education. Methods: Two actions by experts were performed: an intervention with children in schools and a meeting for both parents and school staff. Participants completed a questionnaire structured as a Likert scale. Results: The sample size was 96 people, and awareness of the childhood obesity problem as well as the need for obesity prevention was high among respondents. We also found great interest among participants in having more information on pediatric nutrition and physical activity, with a positive correlation with age. Furthermore, the multivariate regression model configured interest in having more information on nutrition and physical activity as an independent and statistically significant predictor of awareness of childhood obesity as a current issue. Conclusions: The results highlight the need to act on childhood obesity through lifestyle prevention strategies early in life.
- Subjects
LIFESTYLES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); HEALTH attitudes; EXERCISE; BEHAVIOR modification; RESEARCH funding; SCHOOLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHILD nutrition; MULTIVARIATE analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EARLY intervention (Education); HEALTH behavior; CHILDHOOD obesity; HEALTH education; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PUBLIC health; HEALTH care teams; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 15, p2538
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16152538