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ACTION teens

Connecting medical professionals with useful tools to manage obesity effectively.

Addressing obesity for the next generation
Obesity and CVD

 

Explore a series of articles covering the link between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD), the global burden of CVD and the residual CVD risk rising from obesity.1

ACTION teens is a global, cross-sectional survey aimed at identifying perceptions, attitudes, behaviours, and barriers to effective obesity care among adolescents living with obesity, their caregivers, and HCP's -- including caregivers' underestimation of the impact of obesity on ALWO and HCPs' misperception of key motivators/barriers for weight loss -- suggests a need for improved communication and education.2

1.

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019. Update From the GBD 2019 Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Dec.76(25)2982–3021. Doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.010.

2.

Halford JCG, et al. Misalignment among adolescents living with obesity, caregivers, and healthcare professionals: ACTION Teens global survey study. Pediatric Obesity.2022;17:e12957. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijpo.12957 Last accessed September 2023.

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