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Childhood obesity

Effect of weight loss intervention on fat metabolism including adipocytokines and enzymes in children with simple obesity

Pei-ling He, Yuan-yuan Wang, [ ... ], Rui-zhen Li

Applications of the Behavior Change Wheel in promoting physical activity among children and adolescents: A scoping review

Zheng Huang, Shuguang Fang, Sanying Peng

Neck circumference as an anthropometric marker of overweight among school-aged children in Bharatpur, Nepal: A community-based study

Subina Bajracharya, Sadikshya Neupane, Parita Shrestha

Dietary patterns and their associations with obesity among 4–9-year-old children in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study

Farah Naja, Nada Abbas, [ ... ], Lara Nasreddine

Association between unhealthy snack food and beverage consumption and the nutritional status of Nepalese children and adolescents: A systematic review

Rameshwor Parajuli, Wilna Oldewage-Theron, Surya Raj Niraula

A risk assessment indicator system for common diseases in children and adolescents

Yun Shao, Bohan Hu, [ ... ], Ji Liang

Prevalence of the double burden of malnutrition and its association with ideal cardiovascular health in Brazilian children

Raytta Silva Viana, Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira, Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes

Determinants of maternal postnatal care utilization in Bangladesh: A machine learning and SHAP-based analysis of BDHS 2022 data

Amartay Kumar Dhar, Sharmin Akther, Farhana Akter Bina

Genetic variants in the leptin-melanocortin pathway and their joint effects with physical activity and sleep duration on risk of childhood obesity

Xiaotong Liang, Shun Pan, [ ... ], Li Liu

Comparative associations of body mass index and waist-to-height ratio with cardiometabolic and functional health risk markers in children aged 6–12 years - the Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)

Per Morten Fredriksen, Morten Lindberg, Nandu Goswami, Asgeir Mamen

Variations in Children’s screen time behaviors by weight status among a mostly disadvantaged population

Paul Son, Yuxin Nie, [ ... ], Senlin Chen

Development and validation of a health education module for parents of schoolchildren with overweight and obesity in the UAE

Heba S. M. Mustafaalsaafin, Hamid Jan B. Jan Mohamed, [ ... ], Hayder Hasan

Association between obesity and neurodevelopmental delay risk in children under five years: A study from Tumbes, Peru

Miriam Arredondo-Nontol, Rodolfo Arredondo-Nontol, Narcisa Reto, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco

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