Objectives To describe the association and its magnitude between body mass index
category, sex, and cardiovascular disease risk parameters in school aged children in highly …

BACKGROUND: In the past several decades, the increasing frequency of overweight and
obese children and adolescents in the world has become a public health problem. It has …

Background Childhood obesity is a worldwide health challenge and risk factor for adult life
obesity, which predisposes to development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases …

Selenium (Se) remains to have an inconsistent relationship with glycemic biomarkers and
the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Few studies have investigated the relationship …

Objective. To assess the effectiveness of a two-year school-based intervention, consisting of
integrated and replicable physical activity and nutritional education on weight, fat …

Results: Adiposity and cardiometabolic markers, particularly those related to glucose
metabolism increased from 4 years to 10 years. BAZ and WC were highly correlated to body …

ObjectiveThe aim was to investigate autumn vitamin D intake and status in 7-year-old
Icelanders, fitting BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors. DesignThree-day food …

Background. The effect of overweight on metabolic risk factors and the role of physical
activity (PA) in pre‐pubertal children is unclear. Objective. To study differences in metabolic …

We examined the relationship between weight status, appetite regulating hormones, and
mealtime behaviors among children,(5–12 years old), diagnosed with Autism Spectrum …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between birth weight,
underweight, and blood pressure (BP) among Ellisras rural children aged between 5 and 15 …