Background. Childhood obesity is currently increasing at an alarming rate worldwide.
Childhood obesity research has not been reported in urban Arusha before. This is therefore …

BACKGROUND: Understanding childhood obesity's root causes is critical to the creation of
strategies to improve our children's health. We sought to define the association between …

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed as well as in developing
countries. Overweight and obesity in childhood are known to have significant impact on both …

Background: Adolescent obesity is a very common issue in our culture. Recent studies have
shown that this is a form of global burden that may predispose factors in advanced life for …

Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis reaching epidemic proportions. Over the
past two decades, the prevalence of obesity has doubled in children and tripled in …

Background: The last decades, the epidemiological dimensions of childhood obesity are of
major concern worldwide. Given its long-term health consequences, research findings …

Objective: This article analyses the relationship between socio-economic status and the
prevalence of overweight and obesity in the primary school population in Costa Rica …

Background Childhood obesity is a serious public health threat. Although many researchers
conducted research on socioecological determinants of childhood obesity, their longitudinal …

Aims and objectives Obesity and overweight have become a worldwide epidemic, and there
is an urgent need to examine childhood obesity and overweight across countries using a …

Background. Childhood obesity is becoming a global epidemic which may result in
increased morbidity and mortality during young adulthood. Objectives. To identify factors …