ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has been recognized by the WHO as a global epidemic and a major public health problem. Greece, is one of the main countries in Europe where the problem of childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This rise can be attributed to dietary and physical activity risk factors. Recently, there has been a need for a detailed recording and assessment of the lifestyle habits of children and adolescents receiving personal...

Introduction: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is a major problem with many adverse consequences in public health due to its increasing prevalence, as well as the burden on the health system. Recently, the need to find effective intervention and prevention strategies for the management of obesity has led to the development of e-health technologies, which record behavioral data objectively and correlate them with factors that increase body mass index (BMI)....