The prevalence of child and adolescent obesity has plateaued at high levels in most high-
income countries and is increasing in many low-income and middle-income countries …

Abstract The Italian Consensus Position Statement on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
of Obesity in Children and Adolescents integrates and updates the previous guidelines to …

This systematic review collated seventy-eight studies exploring waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)
and waist circumference (WC) or BMI as predictors of diabetes and CVD, published in …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the utility of waist/height ratio (WHtR) in
the specification of cardiometabolic risk in children already stratified by body mass index …

Abstract Background Body Mass Index (BMI) is widely used to assess the impact of obesity
on cardiometabolic risk in children but it does not always relate to central obesity and varies …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …

The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), calculated by dividing the waist circumference (WC) by
height, has recently gained attention as an anthropometric index for central adiposity. It is an …

El sobrepeso y la obesidad en la edad pediátrica son, hoy en día, problemas de salud
pública en países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo. Su presencia en edades tempranas …

Abstract Objective and Method: To analyse data from the nationally representative National
Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) collected in 2000/2001 and to investigate how the BMI …

The obesity epidemic is a major public health problem worldwide. Adult obesity is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Measurement of abdominal obesity is …