https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/540726
Title: | Weight status and health promotion strategy in Taiwan | Authors: | Lai Y.-J. Hung T.-H. KUO-CHIN HUANG |
Keywords: | Being underweight; Obesity; Taiwan; Weight status | Issue Date: | 2008 | Journal Volume: | 33 | Journal Issue: | 4 | Start page/Pages: | 116-123 | Source: | Nutritional Sciences Journal | Abstract: | As a risk factor of various chronic diseases, obesity has become a worldwide problem. In Taiwan, the prevalence of being overweight and obesity are 30.5% and 19.2% in men, and 21.3% and 13.4% in women, respectively. The increase in the obesity prevalence has been more profound in men than in women compared to prevalences 10 years ago. A high-fat diet and sedentary lifestyle are responsible for the increases in obesity. Childhood and adolescent obesity is also another major problem in Taiwan. A family history of parental obesity and maternal gestational diabetes are important risk factors for childhood and adolescent obesity. In addition, being underweight is also a rising problem, since an excessively thin body image has been overemphasized in adolescents. Therefore, to attain a healthy weight status, we need a good healthcare policy from the government and must adequately utilize resources from communities, schools, workplaces, and hospitals. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-60749134097&partnerID=40&md5=29b8a466888681857a06d9f8b4e1e069 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/540726 |
ISSN: | 1011-6958 |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學系 |
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