Background The incidences of childhood overweight and obesity have increased
substantially and with them the prevalence of associated somatic and psychiatric health …

Background Family-based child obesity prevention and control strategy has not yet
established in many countries or regions, including China, thus what it needs to do now is to …

Introduction: The continuously increasing prevalence of childhood obesity is reaching
epidemic proportions. Greece is among the countries with the highest childhood obesity …

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weight status, socio-economic status (SES), parental
overweight, dietary intake, activity, inactivity and further determinants (birth weight, breast …

Background: This study used gender‐based analyses to examine whether child
overweight/obesity is related to parental overweight/obesity and sociodemographic factors …

Background Rising rates of obesity and overweight is an increasing public health problem
all over the world. Recent research has shown the importance of early life factors in the …

Background The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity;
however the significance of single factors and their interplay is not well studied in childhood …

The epidemic diffusion of obesity in industrialised countries has promoted research on the
aetiopathogenesis of this disorder. The purpose of this review is to focus mainly on the …

Objectives: The roots of the obesity epidemic need to be traced back as early in life as
possible in order to develop effective means for preventing obesity and its health …

Lifestyle modifications (ie, nutrition and physical activity) remain the main tools in the context
of childhood obesity's treatment and prevention of short and long-term consequences. At the …