Out-of-home foods (takeaway, take-out and fast foods) have become increasingly popular in
recent decades and are thought to be a key driver in increasing levels of overweight and …

BACKGROUND: It is uncertain which simple measures of childhood obesity are best for
predicting future obesity-related health problems and the persistence of obesity into …

Obesity is an important component of the pathophysiology of chronic diseases. Identifying
epigenetic modifications associated with elevated adiposity, including DNA methylation …

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 …

4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …

6. INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY 6.1. Preconception and
pregnancy: reducing obesity risk 6.2. Obesity prevention in infants, preschool children …

Obesity is a condition in which excess or abnormal fat accumulation may present with
adverse effects on health and decreased life expectancy. Increased body weight and …

Obesity reaches up to epidemic proportions globally and increases the risk for a wide
spectrum of co-morbidities, including type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension …

The pathogenesis of obesity-associated cardiovascular diseases begins long prior to the
presentation of a cardiovascular event. In both men and women, cardiovascular events, and …

Background: Emotional eating (EE) may be defined as a tendency to eat in response to
negative emotions and energy-dense and palatable foods, and is common amongst adults …