Childhood obesity, effects on the cardiovascular system and quality of life: The role of physical therapy

Konstantinos Chandolias; Chrysoula Moscholouri

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2021.2.1.0032

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Childhood obesity, effects on the cardiovascular system and quality of life: The role of physical therapy

Konstantinos Chandolias ^{1, *} and Chrysoula Moscholouri ²

1 Department of Physical Therapy International Hellenic University, Greece.

2 Department of Physical Therapy, University of West Attica, Greece.

Research Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2021, 02(01), 111-115.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2021.2.1.0032

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2021.2.1.0032

Publication history

Received on 14 January 2021; revised on 15 February 2021; accepted on 17 February 2021

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a global problem, with its prevalence in the developed world increasing fourfold in recent decades. Obesity in children is defined by the Body Mass Index and is responsible for many physical and psychological problems, as well as for reduced perceived quality of life. In recent years, it has become increasingly worrying that diseases affecting adult populations, such as diseases of the cardiorespiratory system, also affect children, as well as the health of adults who have been obese children. The involvement of physiotherapists in the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents can lead to a more understandable assessment and improved care and treatment of obesity.

Keywords

Childhood obesity; Cardiorespiratory system; Quality of life; Physiotherapy

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