School education and childhood obesity: A systemic review.

Vu Thi Nga, Vo Ngoc Thuy Dung, Dinh-Toi Chu, Nguyen Le Bao Tien, Vo Van Thanh, Vo Truong Nhu Ngoc, Le Ngoc Hoan, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Van-Huy Pham, Yang Tao, Nguyen Phuong Linh, Pau Loke Show, Duc-Lan Do

Journal: Diabetes & metabolic syndrome 2020;13(4):2495-2501

PMID: 31405667

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Abstract

Childhood obesity prevalence is shooting up at a phenomenal rate worldwide, leading to long-term devastating consequences. A great number of studies have investigated factors contributing to the increase in BMI of children and adolescents. School-based, home-based and clinic-based solutions have been suggested as possible viable strategies, among which school-based interventions is believed to produce a noticeable effect on a massive scale. However, the question of whether school interventions, especially school education exert significant impact on childhood obesity or not, is left with mixing results. This article aims to holistically review the relationship between school education and childhood obesity. Various factors are covered, including health education, nutrition education, school nutrition, physical education, teachers' awareness, teaching practice and school stress, In all, school education is not the answer to childhood obesity but just part of it. More attempts from other stakeholders (parents, community, policy makers, researchers, etc.) should be made in order to solve this complicated puzzle.

Address: Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 QuangTrung, Danang, Viet Nam.; Ho Chi Minh National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.; Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam; School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Electronic address: [email protected].; Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.; Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.; School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.; Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam.; NTT Hi-tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh St, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.; AI Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: [email protected].; College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 8, 210095, China.; UCAM - Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, JalanBroga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.; National Centre for Sustainable Development of General Education Quality, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Viet Nam.

DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.07.014

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MeSH Terms: Child, Health Education, Humans, Pediatric Obesity, Schools