This paper discusses the critical period of adolescence and its potential role in the
development and persistence of obesity. The adolescent years are characteristic of changes …

We provide a wide-ranging review of health-related physical activity in children and
adolescents using a behavioural epidemiology framework. In contrast to many other …

Summary 1 Introduction 2 Definition and measurement of physical activity 2.1 Definition and
classification of physical activity 2.2 Measuring physical activity Key points 3 Physical activity …

The majority of US youth are of healthy weight, but the majority of US adults are overweight
or obese. Therefore, a major health challenge for most American children and adolescents …

Ecological data on temporal trends suggest that the rising prevalence of obesity is, at least in
part, attributable to declining population energy expenditure. However, population-level data …

Background: Adiposity, low aerobic fitness and low levels of activity are all associated with
clustered cardiovascular disease risk in children and their high prevalence represents a …

At present, estimation of the prevalence and secular trends in paediatric obesity in Europe is
severely hampered by methodological problems in the definition of obesity and the paucity …

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the associations between active travel
to school and the neighbourhood built environment in children and youth by systematically …

Background The debate about a possible relationship between aerobic fitness and motor
skills with cognitive development in children has recently re-emerged, because of the …

The epidemic diffusion of obesity in industrialised countries has promoted research on the
aetiopathogenesis of this disorder. The purpose of this review is to focus mainly on the …