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Horia Al Mawlawi, Biomed Res 2018, Volume 29 | DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C5-013
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Horia Al Mawlawi
Prince Sultan Military Medical Centre, Saudi Arabia
Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internation-
ally. The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over few years in
all pediatric age group in both sexes. Approximately 22 million children under
5 years of age are overweight across the world. The number of overweight
children and adolescents has doubled in the last 2 to 3 decades in the world.
World Health Organization on childhood obesity find 41 million children un-
der 5 years either obese or overweight as of 2014. However, more than 90%
of cases are idiopathic and less than10% are associated with hormonal or
genetic causes. The idiopathic mainly caused by imbalance between calorie
intake and calories utilized. High calorie density and fat content of modern
diet and lack of physical activity is associated with increased risk of obesity.
Comorbidities associated with obesity and overweight are similar in children
as in adult population. Elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia and high prev-
alence of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear as frequent compli-
cation in the overweight and obese pediatric population. Approaches in the
prevention and treatment of childhood overweight and obesity are urgently
required including first health diet and physical activity when lifestyle modifi-
cation is insufficient to reach weight loss and complication of obesity affect
child health pharmacotherapy is recommended if age more than 10 years.
Bariatric surgery is reserved for carefully selected sub group of young chil-
dren with obesity related co-morbid condition threaten the child health where
lifestyle and medication have been evaluated but found not to be effective.
Horia Al Mawlawi has Bachelor Degree 1982-1983 from
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Was
Arab Board in Pediatric 1966, National Guard Hospital,
Riyadh, KSA. Horia had got Pediatric Endocrinology and
Diabetes Fellowship 2000 in King Faisal Specialist Hospi-
tal and Research Center in Riyadh. Has been Consultant
Pediatric Endocrinologist and Head of Endocrinology Di-
vision from 2000-2010, RMH and Director of Fellowship
training program of endocrinology 2010-2013. Consul-
tant Pediatric Endocrinologist and Director of Fellowship
training program of endocrinology 2014-2017. Had pub-
lished 3 pages for different causes of child obesity.
BIOGRAPHY