Mini-review: Obesity in Caribbean Youth.

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.

Methods

We consulted several databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, the Obesity Gene Map Database, and the USEPA Toxicity Reference Database. Organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) were used as information sources.

Results

Transgenerational effects and triggers like obesogens, pathogens,

SUBMITTER: Traboulay EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4763901 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature