Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Jan 2017)

CURRENT APPROACHES TO PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY

  • A. A. Kamalova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2016-61-6-43-48
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 61, no. 6
pp. 43 – 48

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Obesity prevention is a priority in health care. The paper gives the results ofstudies of the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood. It discusses specific practical recommendations concerning antenatal prophylaxis, a balanced diet, complementary food, and infant feeding tactics. Inclusion of functional foods as an important component of dietary measures to prevent obesity is warranted.

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