Prevention and management of childhood obesity and its psychological and health comorbidities

JD Smith, E Fu, MA Kobayashi - Annual review of clinical …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Childhood obesity has become a global pandemic in developed countries, leading to a host
of medical conditions that contribute to increased morbidity and premature death. The …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and the Mediterranean diet: a review of evidence of the role and sustainability of the Mediterranean diet

S D'Innocenzo, C Biagi, M Lanari - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Several different socio-economic factors have caused a large portion of the population to
adopt unhealthy eating habits that can undermine healthcare systems, unless current trends …

Disparities in liver cancer occurrence in the United States by race/ethnicity and state

F Islami, KD Miller, RL Siegel… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Liver cancer is highly fatal, and death rates in the United States are increasing faster than for
any other cancer, having doubled since the mid‐1980s. In 2017, it is estimated that the …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of effective interventions promoting healthy eating for pre-schoolers in childcare settings: an umbrella review

L Matwiejczyk, K Mehta, J Scott, E Tonkin, J Coveney - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings have a pivotal role in shaping
children's dietary food habits by providing the contextual environment within which they …

Lessons Learned From 10 Years of Preschool Intervention for Health Promotion: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

G Santos-Beneit, R Fernández-Jiménez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Implementing a health promotion program for children is a complex endeavor. In this review,
we outline the key lessons learned over 10 years of experience in implementing the SI …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of interventions in the childcare setting with direct parental involvement: effectiveness on child weight status and energy balance-related …

I Van De Kolk, SRB Verjans-Janssen… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The early years are a crucial period to promote healthy energy balance-related
behaviours in children and prevent overweight and obesity. The childcare setting is …

[HTML][HTML] Management of childhood obesity—Time to shift from generalized to personalized intervention strategies

M Motevalli, C Drenowatz, DR Tanous, NA Khan… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a major public health concern, childhood obesity is a multifaceted and multilevel
metabolic disorder influenced by genetic and behavioral aspects. While genetic risk factors …

Needs and challenges related to multilevel interventions: Physical activity examples

JF Sallis - Health Education & Behavior, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The theme of this commentary is to discuss the need for, and challenges of, conceptualizing,
implementing, and evaluating multilevel health behavior change interventions. Ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Increased health and wellbeing in preschools (DAGIS) study—differences in children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) and in long-term stress by …

E Lehto, C Ray, H Vepsäläinen, L Korkalo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey
process and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in children's energy balance-related …

Contemporary approaches to the prevention and management of paediatric obesity: an Australian focus

S Mihrshahi, ML Gow, LA Baur - Medical Journal of Australia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Of the 34 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and
Development, obesity prevalence is highest in the United States, with Australia ranking fifth …