The prevalence of child and adolescent obesity has plateaued at high levels in most high-
income countries and is increasing in many low-income and middle-income countries …

Background Obesity is a global health problem mainly attributed to lifestyle changes such as
diet, low physical activity or socioeconomics factors. However, several evidences …

Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …

Background Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain may have persistent
effects on offspring fat development. However, it remains unclear whether these effects differ …

A top behavioral geneticist argues DNA inherited from our parents at conception can predict
our psychological strengths and weaknesses. This “modern classic” on genetics and nature …

This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to quantify associations between Child
Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) and Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire (BEBQ) …

Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy, as well as early nutrition and the environment infants
are raised in, are considered relevant factors for the prevention of childhood obesity. Several …

The genetic background of childhood body mass index (BMI), and the extent to which the
well-known associations of childhood BMI with adult diseases are explained by shared …

Background The prevalence of obesity has rapidly increased in countries across the world in
recent decades. The 2019 Obesity Fact Sheet released by the Korean Society for the Study …

Summary In 2015–2017, the fourth round of the World Health Organization (WHO) European
Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was conducted in 36 countries. National …