Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr.
2022 Mar;25(2):93-108. 10.5223/pghn.2022.25.2.93.
Burden of Early Life Obesity and Its Relationship with Protein Intake in Infancy: The Middle East Expert Consensus
- Jochum F
1,2 - Abdellatif M3
- Adel A4
- Alhammadi A4
- Alnemri A5
- Alohali E6
- AlSarraf K7
- Al Said K8
- Elzalabany M9
- Isa HMA10
- Kalyanasundaram S11
- Reheim NA12
- Saadah O13
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Berlin, Germany
- 2Pediatric Medicine, Brandenburg Medical School (MHB) Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
- 3Child Health Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
- 4Department of General Pediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
- 5Pediatric Department, King Saud University & KSUMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 6Dietetics Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 7Department of Pediatrics-Pediatric Gastroenterology, Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait
- 8Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
- 9Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
- 10Pediatric Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex/Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
- 11Pediatrics and Neonatology, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 12Pediatrics Department, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
- 13Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- KMID: 2527334
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5223/pghn.2022.25.2.93
Abstract
- Adequate nutrition in early life is proposed to shape a child’s future health by launching the growth trajectory in the proper direction, which helps to avoid negative metabolic programming effects. Protein intake during infancy and early childhood is of great importance, as it plays a key role in infant metabolic programming and the future risk of obesity. Breastfeeding provides the best nutrition in early life, with many benefits tailored for the baby, including the appropriate quantity and quality of proteins. Considering the high prevalence of childhood, and subsequent adult, obesity in the region, a virtual Middle East expert consensus meeting was held to discuss an effective approach for managing childhood obesity. Leading pediatric experts from Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates participated in the meeting. The experts discussed, debated, and agreed on certain directions, including the importance of educating parents, endorsing breastfeeding, and ensuring optimum quantity and quality intake of proteins in early life.This expert consensus may serve as the starting point for healthcare professionals in the region who are interested in shaping a healthy future for the generations to come.
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