Childhood obesity recommendations advise providers to use family-based care for the
treatment of youth and adolescent obesity. Family-based care, defined as the inclusion of a …

Child obesity is a worldwide public health concern. In America, children from rural areas
have greater odds of obesity in comparison to those from urban areas. Community-engaged …

Background Research suggests physical activity is linked to obesity. Further, the physical
activity of healthy parents and their children is associated with each other. However, this …

Birth order has been associated with childhood obesity. The objective of this cross-sectional
study was to examine maternal feeding and child eating behaviors as underlying processes …

Objective This study aimed to examine the association of birth order and number and sex of
siblings with overweight or obesity among 4‐to 8‐year‐olds. Methods This is a cross …

Siblings may act as caregivers and role models during mealtimes, and develop caregiving
skills by observing and imitating the behavior of their mothers. The objective of this study …

This article reviews the presence of family theory in health‐care research. First, we
demonstrate some disconnect between models of the patient, which tend to focus on the …

A long-held belief in the US is that children need different types of food than adults do. Now
ingrained in American culture, the concept of children's food, or a kids' menu, began more …

Family-based obesity management interventions targeting child, adolescent and parental
lifestyle behaviour modifications have shown promising results. Further intervening on the …

Objective. To better understand families' perceptions of a family-inclusive pediatric obesity
treatment program. Methods. We sought the perspectives of families actively and inactively …