Western diet: implications for brain function and behavior

I López-Taboada, H González-Pardo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Western diet (WD) pattern characterized by high daily intake of saturated fats and
refined carbohydrates often leads to obesity and overweight, and it has been linked to …

An overview on the associations between health behaviors and brain health in children and adolescents with special reference to diet quality

S Naveed, T Lakka, EA Haapala - International Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unhealthy diet has been associated with overweight, obesity, increased cardiometabolic
risk, and recently, to impaired cognition and academic performance. The aim of this review is …

'My mom got influenced by yours': the persuasiveness of mom influencers in relation to mothers' food assessments and decisions

E Beuckels, S De Jans - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Childhood obesity is a worldwide health problem with a range of short-and long-term health
and social consequences; however, the World Health Organization (WHO) argues that this …

Exercised breastmilk: a kick-start to prevent childhood obesity?

T Moholdt, KI Stanford - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
Exercise has systemic health benefits through effects on multiple tissues, with intertissue
communication. Recent studies indicate that exercise may improve breastmilk composition …

Epidemiological impact of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese european children and adolescents: a systematic literature review

F Orsini, F D'Ambrosio, A Scardigno, R Ricciardi… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is continuously increasing, both in the adult and
pediatric populations, posing a substantial challenge to public health. Understanding the …

Longitudinal bidirectional relationship between children's appetite and diet quality: a prospective cohort study

MP da Costa, M Severo, A Oliveira, C Lopes… - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explored the relationship between eating behaviours and diet quality, from 7 to
10y. The sample included 3879 children evaluated, from the Portuguese birth cohort …

Childhood overweight and obesity abatement policies in Europe

K Wickramasinghe, S Chatterjee, J Williams… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past two decades, a concerted effort to combat the rising tide of childhood
overweight and obesity has taken shape. The World Health Organization (WHO) …

Prospective association of maternal educational level with child's physical activity, screen time, and diet quality

G Cárdenas-Fuentes, C Homs, C Ramírez-Contreras… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Evidence has identified unhealthy lifestyle behaviors as the main contributors to obesity in
children, so it is essential to identify factors that could influence children's lifestyles. The …

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in school-aged children in the Urban Area of the Northwestern Part of Romania

TL Pop, D Maniu, D Rajka, C Lazea, G Cismaru… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Introduction: During the last three decades, there has been an excess weight epidemic due
to changes in nutrition and lifestyle. Few data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in …

Nutrition, obesity and asthma inception in children. The role of lung function

SS Manuel, GM Luis - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Obesity is an important public health problem. WHO estimates that about 39 million children
younger than 5 years of age are overweighted or obese. On the other hand, asthma is the …