Browsing by Subject "OBESITY"
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelDevelopment of overweight and obesity in children. Results of the KiGGS cohort
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2017-06-15ZeitschriftenartikelFactors influencing childhood obesity – the establishment of a population-wide monitoring system in Germany Obesity poses a danger to childhood health and can continue to have a negative impact on health into adulthood. Currently, about 15% of children and adolescents in Germany are overweight or obese. Moreover, significant ...
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2017-06-15ZeitschriftenartikelHealth-related behaviour in Europe – A comparison of selected indicators for Germany and the European Union Demographic change, new health threats, but also inequalities in health and health care provision in and between European Union (EU) member states pose major albeit similar challenges to European health systems. Regular ...
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2020-05-07ZeitschriftenartikelInfluencing factors of obesity in school-age children and adolescents – A systematic review of the literature in the context of obesity monitoring Around 15% of children and adolescents in Germany are overweight or obese. To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of preventive activities, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has developed a population-wide ...
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2017-06-15ZeitschriftenartikelOverweight and obesity among adults in Germany Body weight and height, as well as associated indicators like overweight and obesity, are widespread factors used to describe the health of a population. Over the past decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has ...
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2018-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelOverweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends For some time, there have been indications that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany has stabilised at a high level. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination ...
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2018-09-19ZeitschriftenartikelPrevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. KiGGS Wave 2 results according to international reference systems In Germany, the reference system according to Kromeyer-Hauschild is usually used to define underweight, overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. International classification systems to describe prevalence are ...