Abstract Publications from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children covering
diet, growth, and obesity development during childhood are reviewed. Diet was assessed by …

This paper aims to guide readers embarking on the complex literature in respect of
childhood and adolescent obesity. It opens with a discussion of definitions of'obesity'based …

The optimal exercise modality for reductions of abdominal obesity and risk factors for type 2
diabetes in youth is unknown. We examined the effects of aerobic exercise (AE) versus …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it
(MEND) Program, a multicomponent community‐based childhood obesity intervention …

OBJECTIVES. Abdominal obesity may be a better predictor than overall obesity for the risk of
cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Waist circumference and waist-height ratio are …

Background Evidence indicates that central adiposity has increased to a higher degree than
general adiposity in children and adolescents in recent decades. However, waist …

Background The literature on childhood and adolescent obesity is vast. In addition to
producing a general overview, this paper aims to highlight gender differences or similarities …

Human diseases in adulthood are increasingly associated with growth patterns in early life,
implicating early‐life nutrition as the underlying mechanism. The thrifty phenotype …

ObjectiveTo explore mean food group intakes associated with central obesity anthropometry
among children and adolescents enrolled in the Third National Health and Nutrition …

The global epidemic of obesity in children will see a rise in the number of cases of metabolic
syndrome, which is a clustering of CVD risk factors, including atherogenic levels of blood …