This review focuses on the question of metabolic syndrome (MS) being a complex, but
essentially monophyletic, galaxy of associated diseases/disorders, or just a syndrome of …

Many lifestyle patterns are established when children are young. Research has focused on
the potential role of parents as a risk factor for non communicable disease in children, but …

Parental feeding practices are associated with children's eating behaviours and weight, yet
current use of such practices lacks detailed description. This limits our understanding of …

Importance Global cesarean delivery (CD) rates have more than doubled over the past 2
decades, with an increasing contribution from elective CDs. Cesarean delivery has been …

Background Infancy is an important period for the promotion of healthy eating, diet and
weight. However little is known about how best to engage caregivers of infants in healthy …

Caregivers' nutrition and physical activity knowledge is recognised as being important for
children's health and body size. Identifying knowledge gaps amongst caregivers may inform …

Background: Infant feeding practices, including breastfeeding and optimal formula feeding
practices, can play a role in the prevention of childhood obesity. The ubiquity of smartphone …

Childhood obesity treatment involving parents is most effective during the preschool age.
However, the mechanisms of change are not known. The present study reports on …

Background Childhood obesity represents a global public health crisis: the number of obese
children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a preschool-based nutrition education programme
consisting of twelve 'hands on'nutrition education lessons delivered during the school year …