Optimal health and development from preconception to adulthood are crucial for human
flourishing and the formation of human capital. The Nurturing Care Framework, as adapted …

NAFLD has become a major public health problem for more than 2 decades with a growing
prevalence in parallel with the epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The disease …

Background Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to
policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term …

Background Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk
factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the …

Background Diabetes can be detected at the primary health-care level, and effective
treatments lower the risk of complications. There are insufficient data on the coverage of …

Aims We aimed to conduct a systematic review of published studies on the incidence of type
2 diabetes in children and adolescents aged under 20 years and provide worldwide …

The usual way of thinking about growth in late adolescence is as the endpoint of earlier
investments in younger children, with the belief that all will be right as long as early growth is …

Background To plan social and health services, future life expectancy projections are
needed. The aim of this study was to forecast the future life expectancy for mainland China …

The aim of this study was to determine urban–rural and regional differences in
anthropometric characteristics among adolescents aged 12–14, as well as to present the …

Adolescence represents a vulnerable phase of life for psychological health. The practice of
physical activity (PA) appears to have a positive influence on adolescents, increasing self …