Globally, overweight and obesity (OW/OB) levels are high among children, with rates surpassing the adult population. With such high pediatric OW/OB rates, it is imperative that risk factors are identified and explored. Thus, Davison and Birch developed an adapted framework, based on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, which identifies and categorizes the factors in a child’s life that put them at risk for OW/OB. While a socioecological perspective has been a useful tool for examining risk factors in typically developing pediatric populations, this holistic approach has not yet been applied to populations of children with disabilities, who are at an even higher risk of OW/OB than their typically developing peers. This commentary, therefore, explores Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Framework as applied to OW/OB by Davison and Birch, and critically examines its application to children with disabilities.

在全球范围内，儿童的超重和肥胖（OW / OB）水平很高，其比例已超过成年人口。由于儿童OW / OB率很高，因此必须确定和探索危险因素。因此，Davison和Birch基于Bronfenbrenner的生态系统理论开发了一个适应性框架，该框架确定并分类了影响儿童生活的因素，这些因素使他们面临OW / OB风险。尽管社会生态学观点已成为检查典型发展中的儿科人群危险因素的有用工具，但这种整体方法尚未应用于残疾儿童的群体，这些儿童的OW / OB风险比通常发育的同龄人更高。因此，本评论探讨了Davison和Birch应用于OW / OB的Bronfenbrenner的生态框架，