Background Childhood obesity is a major problem in rich countries due to its high
prevalence and its harmful health consequences. An exploratory analysis conducted in the …

Background and objective The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity has led to
interest in its prevention, particularly through school-based and family-based interventions in …

Parental employment provides many benefits to children's health. However, an increasing
number of studies have observed associations between mothers' full-time employment and …

Motherhood confers upon a woman the responsibility of raising a child. This process also
changes the way in which she is perceived in society and at her workplace. It can …

Alarm about the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity has focussed attention on
individual lifestyle behaviours that may contribute to unhealthy weight. More distal predictors …

Prevalence of obesity in preschool children has increased dramatically in recent years. The
preschool years (age 3–6 years) have been regarded as critical for the programming of …

Objective: To use an ecological systems approach to examine individual-, family-,
community-and area-level risk factors for overweight (including obesity) in 3-year-old …

This meta-analysis of 69 studies (1,483 effect sizes) used random effects models to examine
maternal employment during infancy/early childhood in relation to 2 major domains of child …

Childhood obesity is a considerable public health problem worldwide. In Europe, lower
parental socioeconomic status (SES) relates to higher childhood adiposity. This scoping …

Abstract Research Questions What are the non‐modifiable (socioeconomic, genetic) and
modifiable factors (physical activity, dietary behaviors) related to childhood (under age 12) …