{"id":226,"date":"2018-02-27T01:20:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T06:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamacfl.hcmedic.com\/obesidad-infantil-un-problema-de-salud-publica\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:04:17","slug":"obesidad-infantil-un-problema-de-salud-publica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamacfl.org\/en\/obesidad-infantil-un-problema-de-salud-publica\/","title":{"rendered":"Obesidad Infantil, un problema de salud p\u00fablica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por Michelle Rivera-Vega, MD<\/p>\n<p>La obesidad infantil ha crecido en las \u00faltimasd dos de\u00e9cadas, hasta convertirse en uno de los mayores problemas de salud p\u00fablica en el mundo. Se estima que m\u00e1s de 43 millones de ni\u00f1os menores de cinco a\u00f1os sufren de sobrepeso.<\/p>\n<p>Los estudios han demostrado de qu\u00e9 forma, la gen\u00e9tica y los factores culturales influyen en el riesgo de obesidad y diabetes tipo 2 y en el desarrollo de enfermedades metab\u00f3licas y cardiovasculares durante la infancia.Enadicion, los ni\u00f1osobesossufren de burlas por parte de suscompa\u00f1eros, lo cuallleva a bajaautoestima y depresion.<\/p>\n<p>Como endocrin\u00f3logapediatra, he visto el alarmante aumento de esta enfermedad. Como hispanos, debemos reconocer que culturalmente nuestra dieta es alta en az\u00facares simples y grasas. Parte de una intervenci\u00f3n temprana, es controlar el acceso a estos alimentos para que nuestros ni\u00f1os tengan una dieta balanceada que incluya cincoporciones de frutas y vegetales diarias y un estilo de vida quepromueva la acitividadfisica y limite la exposici\u00f3n a la televisi\u00f3n y a los vide juegos, a dos horas diarias.<\/p>\n<p>Es recomendable una evaluaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica anual, especialmente si el menor tiene historial familiar de diabetes, hipercholesterolemia y enfermedades cardiacas. En este caso tambi\u00e9n es prudente unaevaluacionporparte de unanutricionistacertificada.<\/p>\n<p>La Dra Rivera-Vega es endocrin\u00f3loga pediatra de Nemours Children\u2019s Hospital. Para citas llamar al 407-650-7210<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La obesidad infantil ha crecido en las \u00faltimasd dos de\u00e9cadas, hasta convertirse en uno de los mayores problemas de salud p\u00fablica en el mundo. 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