The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review
Introduction: Obesity and overweight are among the main health issues affecting the child population in developed countries today. Excess body weight is observed in 29.7% of boys and 14.3% of girls aged 11 to 16 years. Studies reveal that childhood overweight increases the odds of having mental dis...
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight are among the main health issues affecting the child population in developed countries today. Excess body weight is observed in 29.7% of boys and 14.3% of girls aged 11 to 16 years. Studies reveal that childhood overweight increases the odds of having mental disorders in adolescence compared to children with a normal body weight.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to analyse the available literature in order to examine the impact of childhood obesity on mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders and schizophrenia,
Materials and methods: Comprehensive review of the literature available on PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus database by searching the keywords “obesity”, “overweight”, “ mental health”, “childhood”, “mood disorders” “psychiatric disorders”, “anxiety”, “depression”, “eating disorders”, “ADHD”
Results and conclusion: Childhood obesity is a growing global problem with physical and health consequences. It is associated with various factors such as social stigma, neurological imbalances or malfunction and other environmental factors related to obesity. It contributes to the growth of depression, ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders, OCD and even schizophrenia. Preventing and treating obese or overweight children have to be done, by affecting both physical and mental health.
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| spelling | doaj-art-31dfcbbf815e41c59417aa620b34ecdc2025-08-20T02:40:04ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182024-12-013610.12775/QS.2024.36.56639The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive ReviewJan Spychalski0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1039-0637Mikołaj Musiał1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3113-8677Maria Spychalska2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1880-9279Adrianna Dylik3https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9931-4699Weronika Gryczyńska4https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8843-2444Wiktoria Grochowska5https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2681-0452Mikołaj Kaczmarek6https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8335-230XŁukasz Krawczak7https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2805-5779Hanna Gulaczyk8https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6804-7171IndependentPublicComplexofHealthCareFacilitiesoftheMinistryofInteriorandAdministrationonPoznań,DojazdStr.34,60-631Poznań,PolandIndependent Public Complex of Health Care Facilities of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in PoznańUniversity Clinical Hospital in Poznań, Przybyszewskiego Str. 49, 60-355 Poznań, PolandPoznan University of Medical Sciences ul. Fredry 10, 61-701 PoznańPoznan University of Medical Sciences ul. Fredry 10, 61-701 PoznańUniversity Clinical Hospital in Poznań, Przybyszewskiego Str. 49, 60-355 Poznań, PolandUniversity Clinical Hospital in Poznań, Przybyszewskiego Str. 49, 60-355 Poznań, PolandPoznan Voivodship Hospital, Juraszów 7/19, 60-479 PoznańUniversity Clinical Hospital in Poznań, Przybyszewskiego Str. 49, 60-355 Poznań, Poland Introduction: Obesity and overweight are among the main health issues affecting the child population in developed countries today. Excess body weight is observed in 29.7% of boys and 14.3% of girls aged 11 to 16 years. Studies reveal that childhood overweight increases the odds of having mental disorders in adolescence compared to children with a normal body weight. Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to analyse the available literature in order to examine the impact of childhood obesity on mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders and schizophrenia, Materials and methods: Comprehensive review of the literature available on PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus database by searching the keywords “obesity”, “overweight”, “ mental health”, “childhood”, “mood disorders” “psychiatric disorders”, “anxiety”, “depression”, “eating disorders”, “ADHD” Results and conclusion: Childhood obesity is a growing global problem with physical and health consequences. It is associated with various factors such as social stigma, neurological imbalances or malfunction and other environmental factors related to obesity. It contributes to the growth of depression, ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders, OCD and even schizophrenia. Preventing and treating obese or overweight children have to be done, by affecting both physical and mental health. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/56639obesityoverweightmental healthchildhoodmood disorderspsychiatric disorders |
| spellingShingle | Jan Spychalski Mikołaj Musiał Maria Spychalska Adrianna Dylik Weronika Gryczyńska Wiktoria Grochowska Mikołaj Kaczmarek Łukasz Krawczak Hanna Gulaczyk The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review Quality in Sport obesity overweight mental health childhood mood disorders psychiatric disorders |
| title | The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full | The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_short | The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_sort | impact of childhood obesity on mental health a comprehensive review |
| topic | obesity overweight mental health childhood mood disorders psychiatric disorders |
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