Overweight and obesity constitute a global epidemic with rates that are increasing rapidly in
children. The aim of the present study was to examine ethnic differences in the prevalence of …

Background Overweight and obesity have become a global epidemic and are increasing
rapidly in both childhood and adolescence. Obesity is linked both to socioeconomic status …

Background Early childhood overweight and obesity is a growing public health concern
worldwide. Few recent studies have addressed how time trends varied by …

Childhood overweight and obesity–especially among migrant children–are health problems
in several European countries. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity among 936 …

To review the prevalence regarding overweight and obesity among children and
adolescents from migrant and native origin within Europe, a systematic review (1999–2009) …

Aim To compare the means of body mass index (BMI) and the prevalences of overweight
and obesity between native Dutch and migrant primary school children and to assess to …

Objective To examine variations in infant weight gain between children of parents with and
without migrant background and to investigate how these differences are explained by pre …

Methods In the context of the school entry health examination for the 2006/2007 school year,
the parents of 2306 children were surveyed by means of an anonymous questionnaire. The …

Background Novel height, weight and body mass index (BMI) references for children in
Switzerland reveal an increase in BMI compared to former percentile curves. This trend may …

A cross-sectional survey was performed to examine to what degree differences in
overweight and obesity between native Dutch and migrant primary school children could be …