Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology, causes, assessment, and management

H Jebeile, AS Kelly, G O'Malley… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
This Review describes current knowledge on the epidemiology and causes of child and
adolescent obesity, considerations for assessment, and current management approaches …

Family‐based interventions to increase physical activity in children: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and realist synthesis

HE Brown, AJ Atkin, J Panter, G Wong… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Family‐based interventions represent a potentially valuable route to increasing
child physical activity (PA) in children. A dual meta‐analysis and realist synthesis approach …

Why are girls less physically active than boys? Findings from the LOOK longitudinal study

RM Telford, RD Telford, LS Olive, T Cochrane… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background A gender-based disparity in physical activity (PA) among youth, whereby girls
are less active than boys is a persistent finding in the literature. A greater understanding of …

National Strength and Conditioning Association position statement on long-term athletic development

RS Lloyd, JB Cronin, AD Faigenbaum… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Lloyd, RS, Cronin, JB, Faigenbaum, AD, Haff, GG, Howard, R, Kraemer, WJ,
Micheli, LJ, Myer, GD, and Oliver, JL. National Strength and Conditioning Association …

Associations of neighborhood opportunity and social vulnerability with trajectories of childhood body mass index and obesity among US children

IM Aris, W Perng, D Dabelea, AM Padula… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Physical and social neighborhood attributes may have implications for children's
growth and development patterns. The extent to which these attributes are associated with …

Association of dietary intake, physical activity, and sedentary behaviours with overweight and obesity among 282,213 adolescents in 89 low and middle income to …

RA Mahumud, BW Sahle, E Owusu-Addo… - International journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Adolescent overweight and obesity are well documented in high-income
countries (HICs). They are also emerging as a global public health concern in low-and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of built environment on physical activity and obesity among children and adolescents in China: a narrative systematic review

R An, J Shen, Q Yang, Y Yang - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Neighborhood built environment may profoundly influence children's physical
activity (PA) and body weight. This study systematically reviewed scientific evidence …

Influences of gender and socioeconomic status on the motor proficiency of children in the UK

D Morley, K Till, P Ogilvie, G Turner - Human movement science, 2015 - Elsevier
As the development of movement skills are so crucial to a child's involvement in lifelong
physical activity and sport, the purpose of this study was to assess the motor proficiency of …

How active are our children? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

LJ Griffiths, M Cortina-Borja, F Sera, T Pouliou… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe levels of physical activity, sedentary time and adherence to Chief
Medical Officers (CMO) physical activity guidelines among primary school-aged children …

Wrist-worn and chest-strap wearable devices: Systematic review on accuracy and metrological characteristics

G Cosoli, S Spinsante, L Scalise - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the state of the art on accuracy and metrological characteristics of wrist-
worn and chest-strap wearable devices, in comparison with reference instruments. Basing …