Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology
Childhood obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide and there is an urgent need to implement treatment and prevention programs. Over the last decade, in addition to increasing rates of childhood obesity, we have also observed rapid technological and digital development. The Covid-19 pandemic has large...
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| author | Debora Porri Letteria Anna Morabito Paola Cavallaro Elisa La Rosa Alessandra Li Pomi Giorgia Pepe Malgorzata Wasniewska |
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| description | Childhood obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide and there is an urgent need to implement treatment and prevention programs. Over the last decade, in addition to increasing rates of childhood obesity, we have also observed rapid technological and digital development. The Covid-19 pandemic has largely contributed to both expansions but has also allowed an opening towards a broader vision of medicine, through new therapeutic opportunities such as mobile healthcare. The digital and technological delivery of obesity prevention and treatment programs can represent an innovative tool to support children and families to overcome some limitations and barriers such as the accessibility of programs that prevent them from adopting healthy lifestyle changes. This review aimed to summarize the impact of different digital interventions for children and adolescent affected by obesity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bd3248348244086ae6b225a7041c2902024-02-16T04:40:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-02-011210.3389/fped.2024.13594841359484Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technologyDebora PorriLetteria Anna MorabitoPaola CavallaroElisa La RosaAlessandra Li PomiGiorgia PepeMalgorzata WasniewskaChildhood obesity is rapidly increasing worldwide and there is an urgent need to implement treatment and prevention programs. Over the last decade, in addition to increasing rates of childhood obesity, we have also observed rapid technological and digital development. The Covid-19 pandemic has largely contributed to both expansions but has also allowed an opening towards a broader vision of medicine, through new therapeutic opportunities such as mobile healthcare. The digital and technological delivery of obesity prevention and treatment programs can represent an innovative tool to support children and families to overcome some limitations and barriers such as the accessibility of programs that prevent them from adopting healthy lifestyle changes. This review aimed to summarize the impact of different digital interventions for children and adolescent affected by obesity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1359484/fullchildhood obesitychildhood obesity preventionmobile healthtelemedicinenew technology |
| spellingShingle | Debora Porri Letteria Anna Morabito Paola Cavallaro Elisa La Rosa Alessandra Li Pomi Giorgia Pepe Malgorzata Wasniewska Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology Frontiers in Pediatrics childhood obesity childhood obesity prevention mobile health telemedicine new technology |
| title | Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology |
| title_full | Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology |
| title_fullStr | Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology |
| title_short | Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology |
| title_sort | time to act on childhood obesity the use of technology |
| topic | childhood obesity childhood obesity prevention mobile health telemedicine new technology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1359484/full |
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