The purposes of this systematic review were to present and compare recent estimates of the
prevalence of overweight and obesity in school‐aged youth from 34 countries and to …

BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, childhood obesity has been recognized as an
increasing health problem worldwide. It is a predictor of obesity during adulthood, which is …

Paul Zimmeta, K George MM Albertib, Francine Kaufmanc, Naoko Tajimad, Martin Silinke,
Silva Arslanianf, Gary Wongg, Peter Bennetth, Jonathan Shawa and Sonia Caprioi; IDF …

Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what
this trend actually means? Everybody–including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs …

Objective. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is rising. Childhood obesity
is associated with many negative social and psychological ramifications such as peer …

3. DeVol R, Bedroussian A, Charuworn A, et al. An unhealthy America: the economic burden
of chronic disease charting a new course to save lives and increase productivity and …

Exergaming is the use of video games in an exercise activity. In this paper we consider
game design for successful exergames. To do this, we review the history of exergaming and …

The aims of the consensus meeting were to review the epidemiology, pathophysiology,
management, and implications of the rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people …

Television (TV) food advertising has attracted criticism for its potential role in promoting
unhealthy dietary practices among children. Content analyses indicate junk food advertising …

PURPOSE: To present recent overweight and obesity prevalence rates for 11–16-year-old
Canadian youth and to examine associations between overweight and obesity with dietary …