Socioeconomic status and childhood obesity: a review of literature from the past decade to inform intervention research

CE Vazquez, C Cubbin - Current obesity reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This is a review of the patterns, conceptualization, and
suggested mechanisms underlying the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) to obesity …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children

FC Hillier-Brown, CL Bambra, JM Cairns, A Kasim… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Tackling childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary public health
policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing socioeconomic health inequalities. 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 …

Randomized controlled trial of the MEND program: a family‐based community intervention for childhood obesity

PM Sacher, M Kolotourou, PM Chadwick, TJ Cole… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it
(MEND) Program, a multicomponent community‐based childhood obesity intervention …

Socio-economic and cultural disparities in diet among adolescents and young adults: a systematic review

L Desbouys, C Méjean, S De Henauw… - Public health …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: To explore dietary differences according to socio-economic and sociocultural
characteristics of adolescents and young adults. Design: A systematic review was …

[HTML][HTML] Family socioeconomic status and childhood adiposity in Europe-A scoping review

L Sares-Jäske, A Grönqvist, P Mäki, H Tolonen… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Childhood obesity is a considerable public health problem worldwide. In Europe, lower
parental socioeconomic status (SES) relates to higher childhood adiposity. This scoping …

Why are poorer children at higher risk of obesity and overweight? A UK cohort study

A Goisis, A Sacker, Y Kelly - The European Journal of Public …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: There is limited evidence on which risk factors attenuate income inequalities in
child overweight and obesity; whether and why these inequalities widen as children age …

Comparing the availability of paid parental leave for same-sex and different-sex couples in 34 OECD countries

E Wong, J Jou, A Raub, J Heymann - Journal of Social Policy, 2020 - cambridge.org
The availability of paid family leave has been widely researched in the context of a two-
parent household with one mother and one father, yet few studies have explored whether …

Impact of the UK soft drinks industry levy on health and health inequalities in children and adolescents in England: An interrupted time series analysis and population …

LJ Cobiac, NT Rogers, J Adams, S Cummins… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) in the United Kingdom has led to a
significant reduction in household purchasing of sugar in drinks. In this study, we examined …

How effective are interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among children and adults? Two systematic reviews

C Bambra, F Hillier, J Cairns… - Public health …, 2015 - durham-repository.worktribe.com
Background: Tackling obesity is one of the major contemporary public health policy
challenges and is vital in terms of addressing health inequalities. Objectives: To …