Review of childhood obesity: from epidemiology, etiology, and comorbidities to clinical assessment and treatment

S Kumar, AS Kelly - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2017 - Elsevier
Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

K Corder, E Winpenny, R Love, HE Brown… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To systematically review and meta-analyse how physical activity (PA) changes
from adolescence to early adulthood (13–30 years). Data sources Seven electronic …

Trends in sedentary behavior among the US population, 2001-2016

L Yang, C Cao, ED Kantor, LH Nguyen, X Zheng… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prolonged sitting, particularly watching television or videos, has been
associated with increased risk of multiple diseases and mortality. However, changes in …

Educating the student body: Taking physical activity and physical education to school

HW Kohl III, HD Cook - 2013 - books.google.com
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity
increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension …

The clustering of diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents: a review

RM Leech, SA McNaughton, A Timperio - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Diet, physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior are important, yet modifiable,
determinants of obesity. Recent research into the clustering of these behaviors suggests that …

Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Friedemann, C Heneghan, K Mahtani, M Thompson… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
Objectives To describe the association and its magnitude between body mass index
category, sex, and cardiovascular disease risk parameters in school aged children in highly …

Challenging the myth of an “epidemic” of common mental disorders: trends in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression between 1990 and 2010

AJ Baxter, KM Scott, AJ Ferrari… - Depression and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder (MDD) are common and
disabling mental disorders. This paper aims to test the hypothesis that common mental …

Physical activity change during adolescence: a systematic review and a pooled analysis

SC Dumith, DP Gigante, MR Domingues… - International journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background It is presumed that physical activity (PA) level declines during the lifespan,
particularly in adolescence. However, currently, there is no study that quantifies these …

Vigorous physical activity, mental health, perceived stress, and socializing among college students

NA VanKim, TF Nelson - American journal of health …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. To examine cross-sectional associations between vigorous physical activity,
mental health, perceived stress, and socializing among 4-year college students. Design. A …

International trends in adolescent screen-time behaviors from 2002 to 2010

J Bucksch, D Sigmundova, Z Hamrik, PJ Troped… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Engaging in prolonged screen-time behaviors (STBs) is detrimental for health. The
objective of the present analyses was to examine temporal trends in TV viewing and …