Over the past several decades, the incidence of early-onset cancers, often defined as
cancers diagnosed in adults< 50 years of age, in the breast, colorectum, endometrium …

Objective: To provide a broad overview of the state of physical activity (PA) research in the
form of (1) definitions of PA,(2) health benefits,(3) prevalence,(4) correlates and (5) …

Abstract Background/Objectives There is an urgent concern about physical inactivity among
children caused by recent restrictions for containing the spread of the novel coronavirus …

The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report
Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents …

Purpose Previously, studies examining correlates of sedentary behavior have been limited
by small sample size, restricted geographic area, and little socio-cultural variability. Further …

The Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and
Youth has been effective in powering the movement to get kids moving by influencing …

Summary The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) routinely measures height
and weight of primary school children aged 6–9 years and calculates overweight and …

Background An exponential increase in screen time amongst children and adults, has given
rise to a plethora of studies exploring the influences that this exposure may have on …

Background Globally, the high prevalence of overweight and low levels of physical activity
among children has serious implications for morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood …

Objective: To summarise available evidence on the nutritional status of school-age children
and adolescents (5–19 years) from seven global regions and on interventions implemented …