Introduction. Infant juvenile obesity is currently a worldwide public health problem and it is
increasing at alarming rate in the Brazilian population, showing its relevance in terms of …

Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in many parts of Africa. We conducted a
systematic search and review of published literature on behavioural childhood obesity …

Background Dietary behaviours and physical activity are modifiable risk factors to address
increasing levels of obesity among children and adolescents, and consequently to reduce …

Background: We present results of the 2016 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA)
Report Card on the current status of physical activity (PA) and nutrition in South African …

Introduction Understanding the context where adolescents' physical activity (PA) takes place
could impact a more targeted approach to implement PA promotion and interventions in …

Background Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary
time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) …

Background Adolescence is a critical phase of human development that lays the foundation
for health in later life. Of the 1.8 billion adolescents in the world, roughly 90% live in low and …

Objectives The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between the body mass
index and sports and physical activities in an unbiased, simple, random sample of teenagers …

Background Studies in western countries have revealed that excessive sedentary behavior
is a major risk factor for physical inactivity in adolescents. This study was performed to …

Background Health-promoting lifestyle choices of adolescents are closely related to current
and subsequent health status. However, parsimonious yet reliable and valid screening tools …