Background: Poor lifestyle behaviors are leading causes of preventable diseases globally.
Added sugars contribute to a diet that is energy dense but nutrient poor and increase risk of …

Background: The relation between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and body weight
remains controversial. Objective: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

This WHO-commissioned review contributed to the update of complementary feeding
recommendations, synthesizing evidence on effects of unhealthy food and beverage …

Accurate appropriate assessment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is a
critical aspect of contemporary medical care. However, physicians and other health care …

El secretario de Salud convocó al Comité de Expertos para la elaboración de las"
Recomendaciones sobre el consumo de bebidas para la población mexicana"; la finalidad …

The relative contribution of nutrition-related chronic diseases to the total disease burden of
the society and the health care costs has risen continuously over the last decades. Thus …

Background In the context of a worldwide high prevalence of childhood obesity, the role of
sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption as a cause of excess weight gain remains …

Lifestyle plays an important role in the development of obesity during childhood and
adolescence. We provide up-to-date information about the relationship between obesity and …

Background There is an increased risk of obesity amongst socioeconomically
disadvantaged populations and emerging evidence suggests that psychological stress may …

Research suggests that the prevalence of obesity in children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) is at least as high as that seen in typically developing children. Many of the risk factors …