dc.contributor.advisor | Engeset, Dagrun | |
dc.contributor.author | Haug, Ida M. Refsahl | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-28T12:26:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-28T12:26:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-04-27 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract:
Background: Obesity is defined as BMI over 25. There is evidence of an increasing incidence of obesity among Norwegian children, and various studies show that between 15 to 20% are in the category of overweight.
Purpose: Finding Norwegian children's weight trends in the period 1970 - 2012, and figure out which methods are the best suited to the prevention and weight loss among children.
Material and Methods: The data are obtained from the medical database Medline (Ovid), and research found through searches in health directorate reports. Results are presented from a systematic search that focuses on studies that show 1: increased obesity among Norwegian children, and 2: interventions and preventive measures against child obesity.
Results: The search result confirms that there has been a marked increase in obesity among Norwegian children between 1970 -2012
Several intervention studies which prove efficacy in the prevention and direct intervention against child obesity were also found.
Conclusion: This Literature study shows a noticeable increase in obesity among Norwegian children in the period 1970 - 2012. There are indications that family interventions of lifestyle modification and behavior therapy are the measures needed to achieve these goals.
Key Words: children, obesity, Norway, development, intervention, initiatives | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/7635 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7224 | |
dc.language.iso | nob | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universitetet i Tromsø | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Tromsø | en_US |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2013 The Author(s) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) | en_US |
dc.subject.courseID | HEL-3950 | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800 | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800 | en_US |
dc.title | Trends in obesity among Norwegian children from 1970-2012, presentation of possible measures to reduce this public health problem
= Utvikling i overvekt blant norske barn i perioden mellom 1970-2012, og presentasjon av tiltak som kan benyttes for å redusere dette folkehelseproblemet | en_US |
dc.type | Master thesis | en_US |
dc.type | Mastergradsoppgave | en_US |