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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
<issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">122</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2022.21124</article-id>
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<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Family Medicine</subject>
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<title-group>
<article-title>Importance of Obesity Screening Programs Among Children and its Effect on their Quality of Life
</article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Baoum</surname>
<given-names>Shada</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alqahtani</surname>
<given-names>Mohammed</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Almotairi</surname>
<given-names>Abdulkareem</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Aldewli</surname>
<given-names>Muhannad</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Quwayd</surname>
<given-names>Muteb Al</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alkhalaf</surname>
<given-names>Yasser</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alluhaydan</surname>
<given-names>Abdulaziz</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alferaih</surname>
<given-names>Abdullah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alferaih</surname>
<given-names>Abdulaziz</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alsam</surname>
<given-names>Ayman</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alyahri</surname>
<given-names>Abdullah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<day>30</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>2</volume>
<issue>11</issue>
<fpage>489</fpage>
<lpage>493</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
<license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
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<abstract>
<p>Obesity among children is a global public health concern. There is significant evidence that obese children experience social, psychological, and physical problems as a result of their weight. Worldwide prevalence rates of obesity have increased significantly among children and adolescents in both developed and developing countries. Compared to their peers who are a healthy weight, obese children are more likely to experience anxiety and depression, be bullied, experience discrimination, and express low self-esteem. Additionally, obesity and overweight have been associated with poor health outcomes and a decrease in quality of life. Compared to those of healthy weight in their youth, obese children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults and have more serious disease risk factors. Therefore, it is recommended that physicians should screen children aged six and older for obesity, and for those confirmed to have body mass index in the overweight or obese categories, refer or give behavioural intervention as children may benefit from comprehensive behavioural interventions in terms of improvements in their weight status further enhancing their quality of life. Because of its ease, dependability, and established link to adult obesity, using age- and sex-adjusted body mass index percentiles is the suggested strategy for screening overweight and obesity in children. Awareness and practice of obesity screening among physicians and parents is also necessary. The purpose of this research is to review the available information about importance of obesity screening programs among children and its effect on their quality of life.
</p>
</abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd>obesity</kwd>
<kwd> screening</kwd>
<kwd> overweight</kwd>
<kwd> children</kwd>
<kwd> body mass index</kwd>
</kwd-group>
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</article>