Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain

Background In 2012, the prevalence of obesity and overweight statuses among children in Spain was 9% and 26%, respectively. Concerns about childhood obesity have increased over the past few years, as obesity developed during childhood can persist throughout an individual's lifetime (cohort effe...

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Autores: Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052, Takourabt, S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/104147
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/104147
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12408
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Palabra clave:Food habits--Spain
childhood obesity
food habits
sample selection model
socio-economic factors
Spain
Agrotech
Obesitat -- Aspectes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Dietètica i nutrició
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spelling Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in SpainGil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052Takourabt, S.Food habits--Spainchildhood obesityfood habitssample selection modelsocio-economic factorsSpainAgrotechObesitat -- Aspectes socialsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Dietètica i nutricióBackground In 2012, the prevalence of obesity and overweight statuses among children in Spain was 9% and 26%, respectively. Concerns about childhood obesity have increased over the past few years, as obesity developed during childhood can persist throughout an individual's lifetime (cohort effect). This study aims to develop a better understanding of the factors influencing the prevalence of obesity in Spain. Methods Microdata from the 2012 National Health Survey are used, and the methodological framework is based on the estimation of a sample selection model. Results Results suggest that the prevalence of obesity increases among children who live in households of a lower socio-economic status and households in which parents are obese. Lower levels of childhood physical activity are positively related to the probability of being obese. Finally, there exists a positive relationship between children's body mass index and an inappropriate intake of fresh fruits, fish, pasta and rice, legumes, sweets and soft drinks. Conclusions The methodological framework used in this study is flexible enough to be used in traditional longitudinal studies. Children's and households' lifestyles play a pivotal role in the prevalence of obesity. Policies should be oriented toward changing lifestyles, which would require more multidisciplinary research in the future to reduce childhood obesity.20172017-03-0120172017-05-08journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documenthttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/104147https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12408reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 AGL2010-18781 LAS PREFERENCIAS SOCIALES, CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS, CALIDAD DE LA DIETA Y LA OBESIDAD EN ESPAÑA: IMPLICACIONES PARA LA POLITICA AGRICOLA Y ALIMENTARIAopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1041472026-05-27T15:37:01Z
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title Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
spellingShingle Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052
Food habits--Spain
childhood obesity
food habits
sample selection model
socio-economic factors
Spain
Agrotech
Obesitat -- Aspectes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Dietètica i nutrició
title_short Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
title_full Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
title_fullStr Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
title_sort Socio-economics, food habits and the prevalence of childhood obesity in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052
Takourabt, S.
author Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052
author_facet Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052
Takourabt, S.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Food habits--Spain
childhood obesity
food habits
sample selection model
socio-economic factors
Spain
Agrotech
Obesitat -- Aspectes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Dietètica i nutrició
topic Food habits--Spain
childhood obesity
food habits
sample selection model
socio-economic factors
Spain
Agrotech
Obesitat -- Aspectes socials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Dietètica i nutrició
description Background In 2012, the prevalence of obesity and overweight statuses among children in Spain was 9% and 26%, respectively. Concerns about childhood obesity have increased over the past few years, as obesity developed during childhood can persist throughout an individual's lifetime (cohort effect). This study aims to develop a better understanding of the factors influencing the prevalence of obesity in Spain. Methods Microdata from the 2012 National Health Survey are used, and the methodological framework is based on the estimation of a sample selection model. Results Results suggest that the prevalence of obesity increases among children who live in households of a lower socio-economic status and households in which parents are obese. Lower levels of childhood physical activity are positively related to the probability of being obese. Finally, there exists a positive relationship between children's body mass index and an inappropriate intake of fresh fruits, fish, pasta and rice, legumes, sweets and soft drinks. Conclusions The methodological framework used in this study is flexible enough to be used in traditional longitudinal studies. Children's and households' lifestyles play a pivotal role in the prevalence of obesity. Policies should be oriented toward changing lifestyles, which would require more multidisciplinary research in the future to reduce childhood obesity.
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