Child and adolescent obesity
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 …
income countries and is increasing in many low-income and middle-income countries …
Obesity II: Establishing causal links between chemical exposures and obesity
Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …
Associations of neighborhood opportunity and social vulnerability with trajectories of childhood body mass index and obesity among US children
Importance Physical and social neighborhood attributes may have implications for children's
growth and development patterns. The extent to which these attributes are associated with …
growth and development patterns. The extent to which these attributes are associated with …
Maternal smoking status during pregnancy and low birth weight in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 cohort studies published from 1986 to 2020
HK Di, Y Gan, K Lu, C Wang, Y Zhu, X Meng… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Maternal smoking during pregnancy may be associated with low birth weight
(LBW) in offspring and global risk estimates have not been summarized previously. We …
(LBW) in offspring and global risk estimates have not been summarized previously. We …
Epidemiology of obesity
TIA Sørensen, AR Martinez, TSH Jørgensen - From Obesity to Diabetes, 2022 - Springer
Obesity is in theory defined on the basis of the excess health risk caused by adiposity
exceeding the size normally found in the population, but for practical reasons, the World …
exceeding the size normally found in the population, but for practical reasons, the World …
[HTML][HTML] Active and passive maternal smoking during pregnancy and birth outcomes: a study from a developing country
S Hamadneh, J Hamadneh - Annals of Global Health, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Smoking is one of the modifiable risk factors for adverse maternal and neonatal
outcomes and is associated with low birth weight, preterm birth, respiratory, antepartum and …
outcomes and is associated with low birth weight, preterm birth, respiratory, antepartum and …
Epigenetic alterations of maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy: a narrative review
In utero exposure to maternal tobacco smoking is the leading cause of birth complications in
addition to being associated with later impairment in child's development. Epigenetic …
addition to being associated with later impairment in child's development. Epigenetic …
DNA methylation mediates the effect of maternal smoking on offspring birthweight: a birth cohort study of multi-ethnic US mother–newborn pairs
Background Maternal smoking affects more than half a million pregnancies each year in the
US and is known to result in fetal growth restriction as measured by lower birthweight and its …
US and is known to result in fetal growth restriction as measured by lower birthweight and its …
[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on estimating population attributable fraction for risk factors for small-for-gestational-age births in 81 low-and middle-income countries
Background Small for gestational age (SGA) is a public health concern since it is associated
with mortality in neonatal and post-neonatal period. Despite the large magnitude of the …
with mortality in neonatal and post-neonatal period. Despite the large magnitude of the …
Preterm birth and the risk of chronic disease multimorbidity in adolescence and early adulthood: a population-based cohort study
K Heikkilä, A Pulakka, J Metsälä, S Alenius, P Hovi… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background People who were born prematurely have high risks of many individual diseases
and conditions in the early part of the life course. However, our knowledge of the burden of …
and conditions in the early part of the life course. However, our knowledge of the burden of …