The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how
to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced …

In the past few decades, the field of physical activity has grown and evolved in scope, depth,
visibility and impact around the world. Global progress has been observed in research and …

Maternal prenatal stress influences offspring neurodevelopment and birth outcomes
including the ratio of males to females born; however, there is limited understanding of what …

This paper, based on a review of the literature, discusses resilience and the application of
resilience research to nursing education. The paper advances the educational discourse on …

Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …

Sustainability science can roughly be differentiated into two distinct research streams–a
“descriptive-analytical” and a “transformational” one. While the former is primarily concerned …

The obesity epidemic is a global trend and is of particular concern in children. Recent
reports have highlighted the severity of obesity in children by suggesting:“today's generation …

The rise of infant TV viewing began in the late 1990s and has become an increasingly
common occurrence. Today, over 90% of children begin watching TV regularly before the …

Marketing practices that promote calorie‐dense, nutrient‐poor foods directly to children and
adolescents present significant public health risk. Worldwide, calls for government action …

The obesity epidemic has grown rapidly into a major public health challenge, in the United
States and worldwide. The scope and scale of the obesity epidemic motivate an urgent need …