Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Background
Childhood Obesity: growing epidemic affecting almost 20% of children and adolescents in the United States
● Characterized by BMI greater than 95th percentile of their age and gender
● Often leads to chronic medical conditions: high blood pressure, Type II Diabetes and heart diseases
● Low socioeconomic status(SES), lack of healthy food access and urban neighborhood
Keywords
body weight, pediatric obesity, food deserts, chronic disease, socioeconomic factors
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Food Studies | Medicine and Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Pediatrics | Public Health Education and Promotion | Urban Studies
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Commons, Food Studies Commons, Medicine and Health Commons, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Urban Studies Commons
Association between Childhood Obesity and Lack of Healthy Food Access in Urban Food Deserts
Background
Childhood Obesity: growing epidemic affecting almost 20% of children and adolescents in the United States
● Characterized by BMI greater than 95th percentile of their age and gender
● Often leads to chronic medical conditions: high blood pressure, Type II Diabetes and heart diseases
● Low socioeconomic status(SES), lack of healthy food access and urban neighborhood