transgenerational effects

Mini-review: Obesity in Caribbean Youth

Issue:

Vol 64, Issue 3: June (2015)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.379

Pages:

250–62

Synopsis:

This paper addresses causes and strategies to combat the tsunami of obesity in Caribbean youth and explain how hitherto-overlooked components, such as non-genetic transgenerational effects, genetics, pathogens, and obesogens lead to obesity. We estimated the annual economic obesity burden at 68.5 billion USD.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Our focus was on the determination of the growing number of youths of every race and ethnicity, diagnosed with obesity and its co-morbidities in the Caribbean. We reviewed the causes and strategies to combat obesity, and the implications of the fast food industry in enabling the escalation of obesity.

Received:

04 Dec, 2014

Accepted:

25 Mar, 2015

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