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Rising socioeconomic disparities in childhood overweight and obesity in Belgium
BackgroundChildhood overweight, especially obesity, significantly impacts children’s health and poses an increased risk of adult-onset diseases. This...
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Beyond correlates: the social gradient in childhood overweight
BackgroundHealth (in)equity has a high priority on research and policy agendas. Even though it is known that inequalities in overweight prevalence...
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Shared correlates of maternal and childhood overweight in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
BackgroundOverweight parents are likelier to bear overweight babies, who are likelier to grow into overweight adults. Understanding the shared risks...
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Understanding the pathways between prenatal and postnatal factors and overweight outcomes in early childhood: a pooled analysis of seven cohorts
Background/objectivesChildhood overweight and obesity are influenced by a range of prenatal and postnatal factors. Few studies have explored the...
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Bayesian spatial modeling of childhood overweight and obesity prevalence in Costa Rica
BackgroundChildhood overweight and obesity levels are rising and becoming a concern globally. In Costa Rica, the prevalence of these conditions has...
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Spatial–temporal trends in global childhood overweight and obesity from 1975 to 2030: a weight mean center and projection analysis of 191 countries
BackgroundThe geographic information science-based interactive map provided good prospects for the public health to study disease prevalence. The...
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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 developing overweight or...
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The development of the Dutch “National model integrated care for childhood overweight and obesity”
BackgroundChildhood obesity is a chronic disease with negative physical and psychosocial health consequences. To manage childhood overweight and...
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Low birthweight and overweight during childhood and young adulthood and the risk of type 2 diabetes in men: a population-based cohort study
Aims/hypothesisThis study aimed to determine the relative contributions of low birthweight and overweight during childhood and young adulthood to the...
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Estimating Unhealthy Food Effects on Childhood Overweight in Malawi Using an Observational Study
IntroductionConsumption of unhealthy foods in children contributes to high levels of childhood obesity globally. In developing countries there is...
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Cord blood metabolites and rapid postnatal growth as multiple mediators in the prenatal propensity to childhood overweight
BackgroundThe mechanisms underlying childhood overweight and obesity are poorly known. Here, we investigated the direct and indirect effects of...
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Household income and maternal education in early childhood and risk of overweight and obesity in late childhood: Findings from seven birth cohort studies in six high-income countries
Background/objectivesThis study analysed the relationship between early childhood socioeconomic status (SES) measured by maternal education and...
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The association between childhood trauma and overweight and obesity in young adults: the mediating role of food addiction
PurposeChildhood trauma is associated with increased risk of obesity during adulthood, which may be associated with the development of food...
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Lifetime impact of being underweight or overweight/obese during childhood in Vietnam
BackgroundThere is limited evidence about lifetime burden of child malnutrition. This study aimed to estimate the lifetime impact of being...
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Analysis of childhood overweight and obesity in Namibia using spatio-temporal quantile interval models
The global prevalence of overweight (including obesity) in children under 5 years of age was 7% in 2012, and it is expected to rise to 11% by the...
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Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Onset of Overweight/Obesity
Purpose of ReviewThe goal of this chapter was to summarize the literature on childhood adversity and obesity, discuss treatment implications with a...
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of Lebanese parents towards childhood overweight/obesity: the role of parent-physician communication
BackgroundChildhood overweight and obesity is one of the most challenging public health problems facing both developed and developing countries....
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Translating the Recommended Multicomponent Intervention for Childhood Overweight and Obesity into Practice: Implementation Challenges
A multicomponent, family-based intervention with ≥ 26 contact hours is recommended for the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity. This...
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Exploring mitochondrial heteroplasmy in neonates: implications for growth patterns and overweight in the first years of life
BackgroundMitochondrial heteroplasmy reflects genetic diversity within individuals due to the presence of varying mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)...
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Centre-based childcare in early childhood and growth in later childhood: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundAttending government-regulated centre-based childcare may influence important health behaviours including dietary quality, physical...
