Objective Pediatric psychologists are often interested in finding patterns in heterogeneous
cross-sectional data. Latent variable mixture modeling is an emerging person-centered …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American
children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide …

Background Many studies have examined the relationship between the food environment
and health-related outcomes, but fewer consider the integrity of measures used to assess …

A long-standing association exists between elevated triglyceride levels and cardiovascular
disease*(CVD). 1, 2 However, the extent to which triglycerides directly promote CVD or …

To increase teenagers' nutrition knowledge is an important target and has the potential to
improve their dietary habits and lifestyle while reducing incidences of obesity-related non …

Objective To examine the genetic and environmental influences on variances in weight,
height, and BMI, from birth through 19 years of age, in boys and girls from three continents …

Previous school obesity‐prevention reviews have included multi‐component interventions.
Here, we aimed to review the evidence for the effect of isolated food environment …

Childhood obesity has become an epidemic on a worldwide scale. This article gives an
overview of the progress made in childhood and adolescent obesity research in the last …

Childhood obesity is a global concern. The objectives of this meta-analytical study were to
evaluate the effectiveness of school-based childhood obesity prevention programs, and to …

Background Peruvian adolescents are at high nutritional risk, facing issues such as
overweight and obesity, anemia, and pregnancy during a period of development. Research …