This paper reviews studies performed to date that have employed cluster or factor analysis
to empirically derive eating patterns. Since 1980, at least 93 studies were published that …

A systematic review of the literature on dietary patterns (multiple dietary components
operationalized as a single exposure) in relation to nutrient adequacy, lifestyle and …

Accurate appropriate assessment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is a
critical aspect of contemporary medical care. However, physicians and other health care …

The present document is an update of the 2003 American Heart Association Scientific
Statement on Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Children …

ABSTRACT Background: Obesity has increased> 20% in the past decade in the United
States, and more than one-half of US adults are overweight or obese. Objective: Our …

Nutrition research has traditionally focused on single nutrients in relation to health. However,
recent appreciation of the complex synergistic interactions among nutrients and other food …

The frequency of eating breakfast has declined over the past several decades, during which
time the obesity epidemic has also unfolded. Therefore, there is growing scientific interest in …

Purpose: Obesity may be a state of chronic oxidative stress. Oxidative stress may be the
mechanism underlying the development of co‐morbidities in obesity. This review provides a …

In recent years, increasing numbers of researchers have used dietary patterns to
characterize the population's diet and to examine associations between diet and disease …

Studying the links between dietary patterns and obesity is especially relevant for Middle-
Eastern populations because of their high prevalence of a particular type of obesity, the so …