Background Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given
the significant impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development …

Cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis do not typically manifest before middle
age; however, the disease process begins early in life. Preclinical atherosclerosis can be …

Background School food environment policies may be a critical tool to promote healthy diets
in children, yet their effectiveness remains unclear. Objective To systematically review and …

The obesity pandemic continues unabated despite a persistent public health campaign to
decrease energy intake (“eat less”) and increase energy expenditure (“move more”). One …

The global pandemic of physical inactivity requires a multisectoral, multidisciplinary public-
health response. Scaling up interventions that are capable of increasing levels of physical …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of a physical activity (PA) intervention on brain and
behavioral indices of executive control in preadolescent children. METHODS: Two hundred …

Background Healthy children achieve better educational outcomes which, in turn, are
associated with improved health later in life. The World Health Organization's Health …

Objective Implementation science is an emerging area in physical activity (PA) research. We
sought to establish the current state of the evidence related to implementation of school …

Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity
increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension …

Antecedentes El consumo insuficiente de frutas y verduras en la niñez aumenta el riesgo de
futuras enfermedades no transmisibles, incluidas las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Con …