The causes of obesity worldwide are complex and multilevel, including changing food
environments, physical activity levels, policies, and food production systems. This intricate …

The past two decades have witnessed many advances in the prevention, treatment, and
control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. Increased screening has led to a …

Background Parent's and child's body mass index (BMI) are strongly associated, but their
relationship varies by child's sex and age. Parental BMI reflects, among other factors …

Combining and analyzing data from heterogeneous randomized controlled trials of complex
multiple-component intervention studies, or discussing them in a systematic review, is not …

Background: There is consensus that development and evaluation of a systems-oriented
approach for child obesity prevention and treatment that includes both primary and …

Multicomponent community‐based obesity prevention interventions that engage multiple
sectors have shown promise in preventing obesity in childhood; however, economic …

Background: This study presents the impact of a 2-year implementation of Coordinated
Approach to Child Health Early Childhood (CATCH EC), a preschool-based healthy nutrition …

Background Early care and education (ECE) centers are important for combating childhood
obesity. Understanding policies and practices of ECE centers is necessary for promotion of …

Abstract Background: The Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-
CORD) project is a 2-year, multilevel, multisector community intervention to prevent and …

Methods From August through December 2014, we conducted a structured telephone
survey with state government administrators to learn about state surveillance of child BMI …