Background The purpose was to: 1) perform a systematic review of studies examining the
relation between physical activity, fitness, and health in school-aged children and youth, and …

Accumulating evidence suggests that, independent of physical activity levels, sedentary
behaviours are associated with increased risk of cardio-metabolic disease, all-cause …

Background Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been
claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is …

The aim of this paper was to review the evidence for early‐life (from conception to 5 years of
age) determinants of obesity. The design is review of published systematic reviews. Data …

ObjectiveA systematic literature review was conducted to determine whether sweetened
beverage intake increases the risk for obesity, and the extent to which it has contributed to …

Introduction Adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet has been associated with
health benefits in young populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association …

Obesity originates from a failure of the body-weight control systems, which may be affected
by changing environmental influences. Basically, the obesity risk depends on two important …

Introduction Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic in Western and in
developing countries and has been accompanied by many serious and severe …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association between obesity and
caries by utilizing the data of a cohort of preschool children aged 4‐5 years. Methods: Data …

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the individual association of sedentary behaviors with the risk of
overweight and excess body fat (overfat) in adolescents. METHODS: A representative …