<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction.</bold> In the recent thirty years obesity has become one of the most serious and still increasing health problems among children and adults in the world. Scientific magazines inform about world obesity epidemic. Lack of physical activity, excessive energy supply compared to needs of organism, as well as bad eating habits, have made obesity a civilization disease. Excess weight and obesity lead to premature atherosclerosis development and consequently, to other cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, thrombosis, cardiac insufficiency, hyperlipemia.<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the thesis is to present, on the basis of literature, the most important factors which can lead to obesity in children.<bold>Conclusions.</bold><list list-type="order"><list-item>Among the most important aspects which can lead to obesity in children the following factors can be mentioned:
<list list-type="bullet"><list-item>genetic factors - it is probable that mutations within many genes connected with energy efficiency regulation of an organism are responsible for the genetic tendency to being obese</list-item><list-item>environmental factors - there is another fact that together with technological development, the level of physical activity has decreased</list-item><list-item>psychological factors, like stress, fear, failures at school, family and peer conflicts have become the reasons for compulsive behaviour which lead to excessive consumption of highly processed foods</list-item></list></list-item><list-item>Obesity results in lowering the quality of life in a significant way.</list-item></list></abstract>

Introduction. In the recent thirty years obesity has become one of the most serious and still increasing health problems among children and adults in the world. Scientific magazines inform about world obesity epidemic. Lack of physical activity, excessive energy supply compared to needs of organism, as well as bad eating habits, have made obesity a civilization disease. Excess weight and obesity lead to premature atherosclerosis development and consequently, to other cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, thrombosis, cardiac insufficiency, hyperlipemia.Aim. The aim of the thesis is to present, on the basis of literature, the most important factors which can lead to obesity in children.Conclusions.Among the most important aspects which can lead to obesity in children the following factors can be mentioned:
genetic factors - it is probable that mutations within many genes connected with energy efficiency regulation of an organism are responsible for the genetic tendency to being obeseenvironmental factors - there is another fact that together with technological development, the level of physical activity has decreasedpsychological factors, like stress, fear, failures at school, family and peer conflicts have become the reasons for compulsive behaviour which lead to excessive consumption of highly processed foodsObesity results in lowering the quality of life in a significant way.

Obesity in children - a problem of the contemporary civilization

Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Katedra Zdrowia Kobiety, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu

Katedra Kardiologii, Wad Wrodzonych Serca i Elektroterapii z Oddziałem Kardiologii Dziecięcej Śląskiego

Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach, Śląskie Centrum Chorób Serca w Zabrzu

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. In the recent thirty years obesity has become one of the most serious and still increasing health problems among children and adults in the...

Obesity in children - a problem of the contemporary civilization

Published Online: Jun 15, 2017

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Jul 15, 2016

Accepted: Feb 24, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0007

Keywords
obesity, risk factors, quality of life

© 2016 Bogusława Kupczak-Wiśniowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Obesity in children - a problem of the contemporary civilization

Published Online: Jun 15, 2017

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Jul 15, 2016

Accepted: Feb 24, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2017-0007

Keywordsobesity, risk factors, quality of life

© 2016 Bogusława Kupczak-Wiśniowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
obesity, risk factors, quality of life