Background The early years are a crucial period to promote healthy energy balance-related
behaviours in children and prevent overweight and obesity. The childcare setting is …

Over 80% of preschool‐aged children experience non‐parental childcare. Childcare type
has the potential to influence weight outcomes, but its impact on childhood …

Background Physical activity plays an important role in the maintenance of health, and it is
especially important during childhood. However, the lack of information about differences in …

This book offers a synthesis of social science and evolutionary approaches to the study of
intergenerational relations, using biological, psychological and sociological factors to …

The purpose of this study was to determine breakfast habits, dairy product consumption, and
physical activity and their relations with body mass index (BMI) in schoolchildren and …

Objective To present the different aspects that may be involved in the genesis and
maintenance of obesity in children and adolescents. Data source Narrative review of articles …

This guideline addresses provision of day-care for children under the age of 6 years and
provision of basic swimming skills and water safety training to children aged 6 years and …

We investigated secular trends of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in
Polish schoolchildren examined through a period of almost 50 years. Data on height, weight …

Background Our knowledge of the role of parental and child-care staff behavior in the
development and prevention of obesity is rapidly increasing. Potential interaction between …

Childhood obesity is an important public health issue influenced by both personal and
environmental factors. The childcare setting plays an important role in children's energy …