OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) in normal-weight and overweight boys and girls during school recess. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Four hundred twenty children, age 6 to 10 years, were randomly selected from 25 schools in England. Three hundred seventy-seven children completed the study. BMI was calcula...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the secular trends in the national prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6-year-old Iranian children, and to compare the results in Northern, Central and Southern parts of the country. METHODS The data were collected as part of a routine and mandatory national screening program on children entering elementary schools in 2007, 2008 and 2009. RESU...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity in children are a serious problem. They are increasingly prevalent and associated with a wide range of health problems in adulthood. Monitoring their status is essential for effective planning in the health system. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children below 5 years in Tehran in 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the trajectories of obesity/overweight rates by age group among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from diagnosis through several years post-therapy. DESIGN Longitudinal, descriptive. SETTING Hematology/oncology clinic in the southwestern United States. SAMPLE 62 child and adolescent ALL survivors receiving treatment and follow-up care...

INTRODUCTION Literature provides evidence that overweight children are more sedentary. To verify this generalized statement behavior patterns of overweight and nonoverweight children needs to be understood. Therefore, we investigated the distribution of sedentary and activity levels in a quantitative and qualitative way. METHODS Data was collected from 37 randomly selected nonoverweight and 5...

Objective: To identify and compare parental Food Choice Motives (FCM) between healthy weight and overweight/obese children. Methods: The study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods design conducting quantitative survey followed by participant interviews. Forty parents of healthy weight children and 42 parents of overweight/obese children (6-17 years) completed FCM surveys in their homes ...

This study recorded maternal perceptions of preschool children's weight in Chinese mothers living in Australia and China. A survey was undertaken of 1951 mothers living in Chengdu and Wuhan, China and 89 Chinese mothers living in Perth, Australia. All participants were mothers with children aged 2-4 years. The children's weight and height were measured and their weight status were classified us...

BACKGROUND There is increasing concern at research and policy levels about the double burden of child malnutrition (DBCM)-with stunting and overweight found across different groups of children. Despite some case studies suggesting that stunting and overweight can occur concurrently in children, here known as 'stuntingoverweight', and major drives to reduce all forms of malnutrition in low and m...

OBJECTIVE To determine rates of diagnosis and treatment, and types of treatment, among overweight children in clinical practice. DESIGN Six hundred randomly selected records were reviewed. SETTING Two community-based and 2 hospital-based clinics in New Haven. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 3 to 17 years with a health maintenance visit from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000. Children class...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity in childhood are socially patterned, with higher prevalence in more disadvantaged populations, but it is unclear to what extent early life factors attenuate the social inequalities found in childhood overweight/obesity. METHODS We estimated relative risks (RRs) for being overweight (combining with obesity) at age 11 in 11 764 children from the UK Millennium C...