OBJECTIVE To in vestigate potential gender differences in the odds of overweight/obese, weight-related perceptions, and behaviors among Chinese school children. METHODS Height, weight, and a survey of weight-related perceptions and behaviors were measured in a nationally representative survey of 12,811 children in primary schools in China. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess gend...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and overweight in children from a Mediterranean country. DESIGN The children's dietary intake was measured using a semi-quantitative FFQ completed by the parents. Overall, 2512 questionnaires were returned and 837 children were removed, leaving a final sample of 1675 children, aged between 5 and 10 years. H...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Dutch children and adolescents, to examine the 30-years trend, and to create new body mass index reference charts. DESIGN Nationwide cross-sectional data collection by trained health care professionals. PARTICIPANTS 10,129 children of Dutch origin aged 0-21 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Overweight (including obesity) and ob...

Income inequality within the same place of residence may impact the nutritional status of children. This study therefore investigated the impact of income inequality on the nutritional status of children living in the same place of residence, using anthropometric tools. Children in four schools (Schools 1-4) within the vicinity of a housing estate in Umuahia, Nigeria, that charge fees making th...

OBJECTIVE Overweight among adolescents is not only an important public health problem but also a problem affecting economic growth in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the parental determinants of overweight and obesity in Iranian adolescents at national level. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted within the framework of the Comprehensive Study on Hous...

Childhood overweight is an important worldwide problem of public health concern, with metabolic, physical and psychosocial complications. More and more evidence is accumulating that children who gain weight rapidly earlier in life are at higher risk of becoming overweight later in adulthood life. Therefore, in a seven-year longitudinal study, we studied mid-childhood and early adolescence weigh...

BACKGROUND Prospective data spanning childhood and adolescence are needed to better understand obesity incidence among children and to identify important periods for intervention. OBJECTIVE To describe gender differences in overweight and obesity from infancy to late adolescence in a South African cohort. METHODS We analysed body mass index at 1-2 years, 4-8 years, 11-12 years, 13-15 years ...

Background: The last decades, the epidemiological dimensions of childhood obesity are of major concern worldwide. Given its long-term health consequences, research findings regarding overweight and obesity prevalence in young children are valuable if policies against childhood obesity are to be planned and implemented. As Greece, is one of the countries facing the problem of obesity, the aim of...

OBJECTIVE To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. ME...

The aim of this study was to determine socio economic, health status, nutritional and behavioral differences in obese, overweight and normal weight children attending first grade elementary school. In overweight group there is 13.8% of boys and 12.6% of girls, in obese group 8.3% of boys and 6.9% of girls. In factor analysis 12 factors was excluded with cumulative loading of 60% variability. Di...