This paper describes the current prevalence and time trends of childhood obesity worldwide,
and the association between childhood obesity and socio-economic status (SES) …

The inverse relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and unhealthy behaviors
such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition have been well demonstrated …

The obesity epidemic in the United States continues. In the last few years, obesity rates have
not increased significantly in some US subpopulations, but it is too soon to tell whether this …

Although previous systematic reviews considered the relationship between socioeconomic
status and obesity, almost 200 peer‐reviewed articles have been published since the last …

This review of the obesity epidemic provides a comprehensive description of the current
situation, time trends, and disparities across gender, age, socioeconomic status …

The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the
literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull …

We projected future prevalence and BMI distribution based on national survey data
(National Health and Nutrition Examination Study) collected between 1970s and 2004 …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and
poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable …

Background Epidemiologic data suggest an association between obesity and depression,
but findings vary across studies and suggest a stronger relationship in women than men …

Eliminating health disparities is a fundamental, though not always explicit, goal of public
health research and practice. There is a burgeoning literature in this area, but a number of …