Childhood obesity is a growing concern, and while progress has been made to understand
the association between multiple biological factors (ie, genetics, nutrition, exercise etc.), little …

Overweight in childhood sets the stage for a lifelong struggle with weight and eating and
raises the risk of health problems, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep …

This paper takes a comprehensive look at the latest evidence regarding the significance of
the first 1000 days, and the biological, global, environmental and social factors that influence …

Urban planning has an important role to play in supporting human health. While this is
increasingly recognized in a burgeoning interdisciplinary body of literature, there remains an …

Childhood obesity has become an epidemic on a worldwide scale. This article gives an
overview of the progress made in childhood and adolescent obesity research in the last …

Objective: Obesity prevention requires effective interventions targeting the so-called energy
balance-related behaviours (that is, physical activity, sedentary and dietary behaviours). To …

Little is known about the effectiveness of school-based health promotion on physical activity
inequalities among children from low-income areas. This study compared the two-year …

The choices and preferences of food consumers are influenced by several factors, from
those related to the socioeconomic, cultural, and health dimensions to marketing strategies …

In addition to its metabolic consequences, obesity may lead to impairments in learning and
memory. To test this possibility, male Long-Evans rats were fed ground chow, or chow and …

Objective To determine the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African
American girls. Design Memphis GEMS (Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies) was a …