Abstract Publications from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children covering
diet, growth, and obesity development during childhood are reviewed. Diet was assessed by …

Background Childhood obesity is a major problem in rich countries due to its high
prevalence and its harmful health consequences. An exploratory analysis conducted in the …

Background/objectives To examine the association of body mass index (BMI) with change in
children's physical activity and sedentary time between ages 6 and 11. Participants A total of …

Background Tackling childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary public health
policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing socioeconomic health inequalities. We …

The familial social background of a child can significantly impact their behavior and health.
We investigated associations between socio-economic status (SES) and health parameters …

Maturation of long-running birth cohort studies has fostered a life course approach to adult
health, function, and disease and related to conceptual frameworks. Using broad concepts …

PURPOSE: Although eliminating health disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic
status (SES) is a top public health priority internationally and in the United States, weight …

Background Children from disadvantaged families including those from low socioeconomic
backgrounds and Indigenous families have higher rates of obesity, making early intervention …

What is already known about this subject Overweight and obesity can be linked to different
parental socioeconomic factors already in very young children. In Western developed …

Objectives. We examined the relationship between timing of poverty and risk of first-
incidence obesity from ages 3 to 15.5 years. Methods. We used the National Institute of …