Despite widespread interest in body-weight control, the prevalence of obesity continues to rise worldwide. Current public health advice for obesity prevention is clearly failing. The present paper examines the appropriateness of current public health advice for body-weight control, i.e. to reduce consumption of fatty foods, to reduce consumption of sugar and to avoid snacking between meals. An ...

Abstract Introduction Poor sleep health is associated with increased risk for childhood obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Eating behaviors may play a role. We examined association between appetitive traits and objectively-measured variables in 6-year-old children. hypothesized that poorer or more variable measures would be higher levels of food approach (food responsiveness, e...