ReviewWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2023
Trends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China.
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- Synergistic associations between dietary patterns, lifestyle behaviors and childhood obesity.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Five-year trends in overweight and obesity among preschool children before and during the COVID-19 period: a retrospective repeated-measures analysis in Southwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Association Between Daily Screen Time and Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Current Evidence and Potential Mechanisms.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
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- Interpretable machine learning for identifying adolescent obesity risk and identifying key determinants.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Integrating plan-do-check-act (pdca)-based closed-loop management into lifestyle intervention for pediatric primary obesity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Prevalence of wasting, overweight and obesity among children under 5 years in 10 cities of Jiangsu Province: a multi-center cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Digital food environments, food literacy, and sustainable eating among children in China: evidence from National Panel Data on supermarket availability and nutritional status.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Life-course BMI trajectories and long-term weight gain in relation to hepatic steatosis in a rural community-based cohort in Southwest China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Adult Dental Caries: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent decades have shown a rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese children based on several national surveys. Restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak have worsened its epidemiology. This review updates the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents and analyzes the underlying reasons to provide evidence for better policy making.
methodsStudies published in English and Chinese were retrieved from PubMed, Google Scholar, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang.
resultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing for decades and varies with age, sex and geography but is more pronounced in primary school students. The increase in obesity in boys appeared to be slower, whereas that in girls showed a declining trend. The northern areas of China have persistently maintained the highest levels of obesity with a stable trend in recent years. Meanwhile, the prevalence in eastern regions has dramatically increased. Notably, the overall prevalence of obesity in children has shown a stabilizing trend in recent years. However, the occurrence of obesity-related metabolic diseases increased. The effect of migrants floating into east-coast cities should not be neglected.
conclusionsThe high prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents persists but with varying patterns. Obesity-related metabolic diseases occur more frequently despite a stable trend of obesity. Multiple factors are responsible for the changing prevalence. Thus, comprehensive and flexible policies are needed to effectively manage and prevent the burden of obesity and its related complications.
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