Aim Obesity is currently one of the main health problems and represents a challenge for
health education programs. Experts point out that obesity is becoming a global epidemic as …

abstract It is important to know about overweight and obesity situation of Brazilian children
and adolescents. The present study aims to update scientific production, through a …

Background Since the last decade, postpartum depression (PPD) has been recognized as a
significant public health problem, and several factors have been linked to PPD. Mothers at …

Background: Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) youth are at a higher risk of high-risk behaviors
compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) youth. Some of this racial gap is shown to be due to …

Abstract Introduction: Physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors (SB), sleep, and diet are
related to adiposity among children and adolescents. However, there may be interactions …

Background: Racial minorities, particularly non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs) in the US,
experience weaker effects from their families' socioeconomic status on tangible outcomes, a …

(1) Background: Reward responsiveness (RR) is a risk factor for high-risk behaviors such as
aggressive behaviors and early sexual initiation, which are all reported to be higher in …

Background. Globally, nearly a third of the population suffers from at least one form of
malnutrition. Both over‐and undernutrition are a growing concern in developing countries …

Background The growing number of employed women has been associated with an
increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. We sought to determine …

Introduction: prevalence of obesity among adolescents constitutes a serious public health
problem. We aimed to investigate the association between socioeconomic factors and …