Objective: The increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is one of the
major public health problems nowadays. The aim of the present study was to determine the …

Objective: The increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is one of the
major public health problems nowadays. The aim of the present study was to determine the …

Background: Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious public-health concern, and
obesity research has become an important field of study. Objectives: The aim of this study …

Obesity in childhood is increasing and becoming a major public health problem in the last
years in Turkey. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalance of childhood overweight …

Background and objectives: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been dramatically
increasing worldwide. This study was performed to examine the prevalence and etiological …

Objective: Overweight and obesity comprise one of the most serious public health problems
of the 21st century. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of overweight and …

Aims: Obesity is a health problem caused by excessive fat deposition in the body, which
spreads rapidly, threatening the age group of children as well as adults. When it occurs in …

AIM: To determine the prevalence of obesity and to determine associated risk factors in
school-aged children in Kayseri Province, Turkey. METHOD: This is a nested case-control …

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to investigate overweight and obesity
among a representative population of 11,629 Turkish children aged 2-15 years and to …

Aim: To determine the prevalence of childhood over weight and obesity of elementary and
high school-aged children, and to assess the change over time by comparing with the …