Control of childhood obesity and implications for policy in China.

Yanhui Dong, Jie Mi, Guo Cheng, Haijun Wang, Changzheng Yuan, Yi Song, Yajun Chen, Bo Xi, Jiajia Dang, Xinli Song

Journal: The Lancet. Public health 2024;9(12):e1125-e1135

PMID: 39579776

Abstract

Prevention and control of childhood obesity in China is complex. Despite numerous existing policy endeavours, particularly Healthy China 2030, accompanied by multiministerial initiatives, childhood obesity persists and even exacerbates. In this paper, we review current national policies, assess progress of the existing system managing childhood weight, and identify implementation challenges. Leveraging insights from existing literature and guided by a PEDALS (ie, problem, evidence-based practice, determinants, actions, long term, and scalability) framework, we propose a strategy to refine and integrate current policies, interventions, and research into a policy framework, embedding evidence-based practices into practical solutions for childhood obesity prevention and control in China.

Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Address: Institute of Child, Adolescent Health and School of Public Health, Peking University and National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Beijing, China.; School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.; Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Maternal & Child Nutrition Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.; Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.; Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University and National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Beijing, China.; Center for Non-Communicable Disease Management, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.; Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: [email protected].; Institute of Child, Adolescent Health and School of Public Health, Peking University and National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Beijing, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
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