Studies have identified an association between watching television (TV) and childhood
obesity. This review adds context to existing research by examining the associations …

The epidemic nature of obesity in industrialized countries is a serious health and social
concern. The number of obese people has significantly increased in the past 20 years. In …

Eating is an essential activity to get energy and necessary nutrients for living. While
chewing, the food is broken down by the teeth and dissolved by saliva. Taste, flavour and …

Globalization prompts remote acculturation toward US culture in Jamaica; this study used a
bioecological systems approach to examine its proximal impact on nutrition through US …

Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with the consumption of ultra-
processed foods by Brazilian adolescents. Methods: The sample was representative of …

Methods We used data from 659,288 eighth and eleventh grade students who participated
in the 2015–2016 School Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) survey in Texas to examine …

Background In adolescents, excessive screen time leads to many adverse health outcomes
and is associated with a variety of lifestyle behaviors. This study was conducted to …

Aging is often accompanied by lower intakes of food energy and consequent negative
effects on health. To some extent this is due to declines in physiological ability, including the …

Objectives The aim is to evaluate the mutual influences between sleep duration/sleep
deprivation (SD) and the sleep stealers/adolescent risk behaviours. Methods The national …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify dietary patterns in 13-y-old adolescents and to
evaluate their association with socioeconomic and behavioral factors. Methods Data from …