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Gestational Diabetes Research and Management / Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Journal article
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science · September 7, 2026
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This is a narrative literature review that synthesizes evidence on the multifactorial etiology (environmental, genetic, endocrine, psychological) and multi-systemic complications of childhood obesity. It raises conceptual questions about prevention paradigms but presents no original data, effect sizes, or comparative outcomes to support clinical decision-making.
Narrative literature review. Children with obesity; no specific age, geography, or clinical setting defined in this review abstract..
Childhood obesity etiology involves complex interplay of modifiable environmental factors (screen time, sedentary lifestyle, sleep deprivation, maternal gestational weight gain, endocrine-disrupting chemicals) and non-modifiable somatic conditions (hypothyroidism, FTO gene variants, Prader-Willi syndrome) Untreated childhood obesity is associated with acute and chronic complications: insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea, accelerated cardiovascular morbidity, depression, and social isolation Authors advocate for paradigm shift from individual-blame to systemic, family-centered prevention strategies
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This review frames childhood obesity as a multi-causal systemic challenge requiring prevention at family and population levels rather than individual intervention alone. Clinicians should recognize the interplay of environmental and genetic drivers, but the source provides no new evidence to change specific clinical practices.
This is a narrative literature review synthesizing existing evidence on childhood obesity mechanisms and consequences, without original data, primary endpoints, or comparative analysis to support practice-changing or strong claims.
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This review frames childhood obesity as a multi-causal systemic challenge requiring prevention at family and population levels rather than individual intervention alone. Clinicians should recognize the interplay of environmental and genetic drivers, but the source provides no new evidence to change specific clinical practices.
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Childhood obesity has transitioned from an isolated public health concern to a global epidemic in the 21st century. Characterized by excessive adiposity, its etiology is a complex interplay of modifiable environmental factors and non-modifiable somatic conditions. Environmental factors - including screen-time-induced sedentary lifestyle, sleep deprivation, maternal gestational weight gain, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals - interact dynamically with somatic predispositions (e.g., hypothyroidism, FTO gene variants, and Prader-Willi syndrome). If left unmitigated, childhood obesity precipitates severe complications, including insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), obstructive sleep apnea, and accelerated cardiovascular morbidity, alongside profound psychological complications like depression and social isolation. Addressing childhood obesity requires a paradigm shift from individual blame to systemic, family-centered prevention strategies to mitigate life-long health consequences. This literature review synthesizes current evidence regarding the environmental, genetic, endocrine and psychological drivers of pediatric obesity, alongside its acute and chronic multi-systemic complications.
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