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Child and adolescent obesity
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...
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Predicting higher child BMI z-score and obesity incidence in Malaysia: a longitudinal analysis of a dynamic cohort study
BackgroundTo target public health obesity prevention, we need to predict who might become obese i.e. predictors of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI)...
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Results from “Live Well”, a randomized controlled community-based participatory intervention to prevent obesity in new immigrant mother–child dyads
BackgroundUpon arrival, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is lower in new immigrants than their native counterparts in the U.S. With longer...
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Effects of an antenatal dietary intervention in women with obesity or overweight on child outcomes at 8–10 years of age: LIMIT randomised trial follow-up
BackgroundThe LIMIT randomised controlled trial looked at the effect of a dietary and lifestyle intervention compared with routine antenatal care for...
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Comparing enhancements to well-child visits in the prevention of obesity: ENCIRCLE cluster-randomized controlled trial
BackgroundObesity disproportionally impacts rural, lower-income children in the United States. Primary care providers are well-positioned to engage...
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Diagnostic accuracy of anthropometric indices for metabolically healthy obesity in child and adolescent population
BackgroundA variable percentage of children and adolescents with obesity do not have cardiometabolic comorbidities. A phenotype called metabolically...
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Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation on child and adolescent overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents has been increasing. Child and adolescent overweight/obesity has been...
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Translating knowledge into action for child obesity treatment in partnership with Parks and Recreation: study protocol for a hybrid type II trial
BackgroundSafe and effective treatment exists for childhood obesity, but treatment recommendations have largely not been translated into practice,...
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Parent and child characteristics associated with treatment non-response to a short- versus long-term lifestyle intervention in pediatric obesity
Background/ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the factors associated with short- or long-term non-response to an obesity intervention in children...
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Elucidating pathways to pediatric obesity: a study evaluating obesity polygenic risk scores related to appetitive traits in children
Background/ObjectivesObesity polygenic risk scores (PRS) explain substantial variation in body mass index (BMI), yet associations between PRSs and...
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Health-related quality of life in children under treatment for overweight, obesity or severe obesity: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands
BackgroundIt is unknown whether weight class is associated with impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children in the Netherlands....
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Interpregnancy maternal weight change is not associated with offspring weight and obesity at age 2 years
BackgroundWeight retention between pregnancies is associated with increased risk of perinatal complications, but it is unclear whether there is an...
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Prediction of childhood overweight and obesity at age 10–11: findings from the Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors and the Born in Bradford cohorts
BackgroundIn England, 41% of children aged 10–11 years live with overweight or obesity. Identifying children at risk of develo** overweight or...
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A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity
Purpose of ReviewPublic health interventions that intervene on macrolevel systems hold the promise of reducing childhood obesity at the population...
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Associations Between Gestational Weight Gain, Gestational Diabetes, and Childhood Obesity Incidence
IntroductionExcessive maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) is strongly correlated with childhood obesity, yet how excess maternal weight gain and...
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Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a sco** review
Family-based obesity management interventions targeting child, adolescent and parental lifestyle behaviour modifications have shown promising...
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Mental health in adolescents with obesity: conflicting views among physicians, a qualitative study
Mental health issues in adolescents with obesity are multifold, with no explicit screening recommendations. The aim of this research is to explore...
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised Guidelines on Evaluation, Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity
JustificationThe last guidelines for pediatric obesity were released in 2004 by Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). Since then, there has been an...
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Obesity in prenatal medicine: a game changer?
Obesity is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a disease in its own right. Moreover, obesity is an increasingly concerning public...
