Excess body weight is a major global health concern, particularly due to its associated
increased health risks. Several strategies have been proposed to prevent overweight and …

Context Obesity has emerged as a global health issue for the pediatric population,
increasing the need to investigate physiopathological aspects to prevent the appearance of …

Dietary intake is notoriously difficult to measure in children. Laboratory test meals address
some of the methodological concerns of self-report methods, but may also be susceptible to …

Synthesis of effects of infant feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity is limited by
outcome measurement and reporting heterogeneity. Core outcome sets (COSs) represent …

Abstract Purpose of Review Youth-onset obesity is associated with negative health
outcomes across the lifespan including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obstructive …

Childhood obesity is a major international problem, and unhealthy eating habits remain
widespread. Increasing the frequency of meals of nutritious food can help children to …

Objective: To identify eating occasion-level and individual-level factors associated with the
consumption of larger portions in young children and estimate their relative importance …

Objective To establish the association of the number of meals/day with overweight (Ow),
obesity (Ob) and central obesity (CO). Design Cross-sectional, nationally representative …

Objective: To evaluate daily eating frequency (main meals and snacks) in relation to weight
status in children aged 3–9 years, representative of the Portuguese population. Design …

Childhood eating behaviors are associated with weight status and laboratory assessments
of dietary intake. However, little is known about how eating behaviors relate to the eating …