During adolescence, growth and development are transformative and have profound
consequences on an individual's health in later life, as well as the health of any potential …

Obesity is a complex condition that interweaves biological, developmental, environmental,
behavioral, and genetic factors; it is a significant public health problem. The most common …

Obesity is a global health problem with a broad set of comorbidities, such as malnutrition,
metabolic syndrome, diabetes, systemic hypertension, heart failure, and kidney failure. This …

Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to digital food marketing. However, research on
adolescents' recall, awareness, and opinions of this type of marketing is still scarce …

The dietary pattern in industrialized countries has changed substantially over the past
century due to technological advances in agriculture, food processing, storage, marketing …

Background There is a substantial body of research on children's eating behaviours (eg,
food responsiveness and fussiness) and related constructs (eg, eating in the absence of …

Purpose The current research aimed to examine the prevalence of Instagram posts featuring
ultra-processed products targeted at adolescents in Uruguay and hence investigate the …

Cognition underpins the flexibility of human eating and disruption to higher cognitive
processes, such as inhibitory control and memory, and can result in increased food intake …

This narrative review discusses the origins and development of appetite self-regulation
(ASR) in childhood (from infancy to age 6 or 7 years). The origins, or foundations, are the …

Objective Abdominal obesity is strongly associated with the development of non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Early identification and intervention may reduce the risk. We aim …