Background: Recent findings show that national childhood obesity prevalence overall is
improving among some age groups, but that disparities continue to persist, particularly …

Objective To examine the extent to which a clinical intervention resulted in reduced BMI z
scores among 2‐to 12‐year‐old children compared to routine practice (treatment as usual …

Abstract Background: the Romp & Chomp controlled trial, which aimed to prevent obesity in
preschool Australian children, was recently found to reduce the prevalence of childhood …

Objective: Using a community-based participatory research and systems-based approach,
the purpose of this community case study is to describe the planning process and first-year …

Background: Despite recent declines among young children, obesity remains a public health
burden in the United States, including among Latino/Hispanic children. The determining …

The Extension Family Lifestyle Intervention Project (E-FLIP for Kids) is a three-arm,
randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of two behavioral weight …

Childhood obesity continues to be a local, state, and national problem affecting not only
children but their families, schools, employers, and communities. Obesity affects …

Background: There is consensus that development and evaluation of a systems-oriented
approach for child obesity prevention and treatment that includes both primary and …

Background: Although proven effective interventions for childhood obesity exist, there
remains a substantial gap in the adoption of recommended practices by clinicians …

Childhood obesity is a global health issue. To identify research trends and gaps of
childhood obesity research, we reviewed MEDLINE publications from January 2011 to May …