An increasing number of children worldwide are overweight, and the first step in treating
obesity is to identify overweight. However, do parents recognise overweight in their child …

Background Regular physical activity is associated with physical, social and mental health
benefits, whilst insufficient physical activity is associated with several negative health …

Importance The pediatric obesity disease burden imposes the necessity of new effective
strategies. Objective To determine whether oral butyrate supplementation as an adjunct to …

Background The primary aim of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and
the Environment (ISCOLE) was to determine the relationships between lifestyle behaviours …

Background Current data on the prevalence of overweight and energy-balance behaviors
among European children is necessary to inform overweight prevention interventions …

OBJECTIVE: In Western countries, skipping breakfast is associated with a high prevalence
of overweight and obesity. This meta-analysis aimed to determine if the same relationship …

Research arising from self-determination theory (SDT; Deci, EL, & Ryan, RM (2000). The
“what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior …

Introducción: En 1995 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró la obesidad como una
enfermedad. Actualmente, se considera una epidemia en adultos y niños. Su presencia en …

Physical activity plays an important role in children's cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal
health, mental and behavioral health, and physical, social, and cognitive development …

Sedentary screen time may be an important determinant of childhood obesity. A number of
potential mechanisms to explain the link between screen time and increased bodyweight …