Childhood obesity
Address of information system with evidences of research contribution and evidences of societal impact
Evaluated unit
Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow
Discipline
Health Sciences
Title of societal impact case study
Publication: "Risk factors for overweight and obesity in preschool children"
1.Research contribution
Publication: Ewelina Polak, Katarzyna Dereń, Edyta Łuszczki, Justyna Wyszyńska, Adriana Piątek, Artur Mazur. Risk factors for overweight and obesity in pre-school children Eur J Clin Exp Med 2018; 16 (1): 5–13.
2.Evidence of research contribution
Ewelina Polak, Katarzyna Dereń, Edyta Łuszczki, Justyna Wyszyńska, Adriana Piątek, Artur Mazur. Risk factors for overweight and obesity in pre-school children Eur J Clin Exp Med 2018; 16 (1): 5–13.
3.Characteristic of societal impact
A publication showing risk factors for childhood obesity, which has practical application in the prevention of excessive body weight. The publication draws attention to the role of the eating habits of the whole family, in particular the mother in maintaining the correct weight of the child.
4.Evidence of societal impact
Access to publications for anyone interested - 2018.
5.Justification of interdisciplinarity and breakhrough of the research
It has long been known that parents' obesity affects the increase in body weight in children. However, it is not entirely clear whether this is related to dietary habits and lifestyle or transmitted genes. Approximately 60 gene mutation variants are responsible for predisposition to obesity. While genes can cause faster weight gain, the environment (physical activity, diet) activate them. Eating habits and predispositions to physical activity are usually taken over by parents and especially from the mother. The publication clearly shows this tendency, leaving no doubt that the education of parents and especially mothers should be the most important aspect in preventing childhood obesity.