The prevalence and severity of obesity have increased in recent years, likely the result of
complex interactions between genes, dietary intake, physical activity, and the environment …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parental perceptions of their children's weight play an
important role in obesity prevention and treatment. The objective of this study was to …

Background Although the current obesity epidemic has been well documented in children
and adults, less is known about long-term risks of adult obesity for a given child at his or her …

Background The 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey provides the most recent
measured body mass index (BMI) data for children and adolescents. However, different …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity rates in the USA have reached pandemic levels with
one third of the population with obesity in 2015–2016 (39.8% of adults and 18.5% of youth) …

What is already known about this subject Children from low socioeconomic households are
at greater risk of obesity. Children predominantly breastfed have a reduced risk of early …

Obesity has emerged as one of the most serious public health concerns in the 21st century.
Obese children tend to become obese adults. The dramatic rise in pediatric obesity closely …

Objective: Our objective was to formulate practice guidelines for the treatment and
prevention of pediatric obesity. Conclusions: We recommend defining overweight as body …

Objective To examine the extent to which self-regulatory capacities, measured behaviorally
at ages 3 and 5 years, were linked to rapid weight gain in children from age 3 to 12 years …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it
(MEND) Program, a multicomponent community‐based childhood obesity intervention …