Adolescent obesity is a risk factor for obesity and other chronic disease in adulthood.
Evidence for the effectiveness of community‐based obesity treatment programs for …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been showing patterns of extensive rise in prevalence in
the contemporary era, affecting the quality of life of millions of people and leading the …

Pediatric overweight, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance can result from unhealthy lifestyle
habits and increase morbidity and mortality in adulthood. Herein, we evaluated the …

Background: There is growing evidence of variations in adiposity trajectories among
individuals, but the influence of early life growth patterns on these trajectories is …

Background Obesity and its related cardiovascular-metabolic diseases are growing public
health concerns. Despite global attention to obesity, its prevalence is steeply increasing in …

Only children, here defined as individuals growing up without siblings, are a small but
growing demographic subgroup. Existing research has consistently shown that, on average …

Background Growth patterns may be indicative of underlying changes in body composition.
However, few studies have assessed the association of growth and body composition in …

Objective: The aim is to determine the disparity between the overweight and obesity
prevalence of Chinese American school-aged children and adolescents as measured by the …

Background Obesity is a growing public health and clinical concern, worldwide. In many
countries, including Indonesia, health professionals lack the capacity to promote behavior …

Objective: To verify the association among overweight, obesity and high blood pressure in
Brazilian students aged between 6 and 10 years old. Method: Cross-sectional study carried …