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Race, Ethnicity, and Geography: Key Factors in Childhood Obesity Risks

September 8, 2025

🧠 Introduction

Childhood obesity is a growing global health challenge, linked to long-term risks of chronic disease. Yet, effective strategies for prevention and management require an understanding of how both environmental and individual factors interact. Our new protocol published in Healthcare sets out to systematically review how race, ethnicity, and geography influence excessive weight and low physical activity among children worldwide.

🔍 Research Summary

The protocol outlines a systematic review and meta-analysis that will examine children’s daily physical activity—light, moderate, and vigorous—alongside sedentary time and body mass index (BMI) across six global regions and six racial/ethnic groups.

🌍 Broader Impact

This study highlights the importance of considering population-specific differences in designing health strategies. Its findings can inform public health surveillance, guide policymaking, and help tailor interventions to diverse communities. Ultimately, understanding the intersection of race, ethnicity, and geography may bring us closer to effective, equitable solutions to combat childhood obesity.

đź“Ž Reference 

@article{Statsenko2024,
  title = {Race,  Ethnicity,  and Geography as Determinants of Excessive Weight and Low Physical Activity in Pediatric Population: Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  volume = {12},
  ISSN = {2227-9032},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181830},
  DOI = {10.3390/healthcare12181830},
  number = {18},
  journal = {Healthcare},
  publisher = {MDPI AG},
  author = {Statsenko,  Yauhen and Smetanina,  Darya and Simiyu,  Gillian Lylian and Belghali,  Maroua and Ghenimi,  Nadirah and Mannaerts,  Guido Hein Huib and Almaramah,  Leena and Alhashmi,  Maryam and Chun Mohammad,  Nazia and Al Hamed,  Rahaf and Alblooshi,  Sara F. and Talbi,  Khawla and Albreiki,  Maitha and Alkaabi,  Fatima and Ponomareva,  Anna and Ljubisavljevic,  Milos},
  year = {2024},
  month = sep,
  pages = {1830}
}

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