Background Digital behaviour change interventions aiming to improve dietary intakes;
specifically fruit and vegetable intake, in low-socioeconomic children are being developed …

Childhood obesity constitutes a major risk factor for future adverse health conditions.
Multicomponent parent–child interventions are considered effective in controlling weight …

No previous study has analyzed the differences in the effectiveness of an intervention with
mobile applications, according to gender and academic year, on the level of physical …

Pediatric obesity has become a global pandemic in the last century, contributing to short and
long-term medical conditions that heighten the risk of morbidity and mortality in children. The …

Background Numerous smartphone apps are targeting physical activity (PA) and healthy
eating (HE), but empirical evidence on their effectiveness for the initialization and …

Background: Goal setting and tracking are well established behavior change techniques.
Little is known about the extent to which commercially available mobile apps are designed …

Childhood obesity is a growing global health concern. Although mobile health apps have
the potential to deliver behavioural interventions, their impact is commonly limited by a lack …

Background Determinants affecting children's physical activity (PA) at an early age are of
particular interest to develop and strengthen strategies for increasing the levels of children's …

E-Health childhood obesity treatment interventions may serve as favorable alternatives to
conventional face-to-face programs. More studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness …

Obesity develops largely due to genetic factors, with the genetic polymorphism of lipid
metabolism enzymes being of particular importance. However, it is still unclear how the …