In this study, we tested the hypothesis that diet composition reported by children before the
beginning of an obesity treatment program could be a predicting factor of the clinical …

Objective: To identify whether measures of energy intake and expenditure predict excessive
weight gain over time in children and to describe how these measures relate to similar …

Objective: To investigate the relationship between diet composition and body mass index
(BMI) in pre-school children. Design: Reanalysis of data from the National Diet and Nutrition …

Objective One of the main objectives in the treatment of childhood obesity is to reduce the
percentage of body fat mass without negatively affecting fat-free mass (FFM) and …

The effects of dietary counselling on food and nutrient intake and weight loss were studied
over a two-year period in 32 obese children (relative weight greater than 120%) with …

Results: Over the 2 years of the study body mass index (BMI) SDS (z score) fell significantly
in the intervention/control (I/C) group, but not in the control/intervention (C/I) group. The …

The high rates and long-term medical consequences of childhood obesity make it a public
health crisis requiring effective diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Although BMI is an …

Background Childhood overweight and obesity have increased during the past decades and
there is a need for effective intervention programs both for treatment and prevention to …

Objectives: To evaluate possible associations between body mass index (BMI) at 4 years of
age, current and previous dietary intakes and parental BMI. Methods: A follow-up of dietary …

The prevalence of obesity in children and adults is increasing worldwide and obesity has
become one of the most common nutritional and general health problems in almost all age …