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

The upsurge in the US national prevalence and incidence rates of childhood obesity (95th
age-and gender-specific body mass index [BMI] percentile) over the last 3 decades has led …

Weight loss outcomes in lifestyle interventions for obesity are primarily a function of
sustained adherence to a reduced-energy diet, and most lapses in diet adherence are …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world, largely
because of risk factors modifiable by changes in behavior. There is evolving evidence that …

Evidence of an association between added sugars (AS) and the risk of obesity has triggered
public health bodies to develop strategies enabling consumers to manage their AS intake …

In past decades, the prevalence of obesity and overweight has been largely on the rise and
this condition is on the brink of replacing smoking as the leading cause of preventable …

The food environment has a great impact on the nutritional health of the population. Food
environment interventions have become a popular strategy to address the obesity epidemic …

Many aspects linked to personal characteristics, society and culture constitute some of the
motivators that drive food choice. The aim of this work was to determine in what extent the …

Objectives: We reviewed scientific literature regarding the effectiveness of social media-
based interventions about weight-related behaviors and body weight status. Methods: A …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Over the past few decades, Malaysia has been experiencing
an increased prevalence of overweight and obesity that threatens the health of Malaysians …