Background In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased
dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric …

Exposure to the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages is a widely acknowledged risk
factor for the development of childhood obesity and noncommunicable diseases. Food …

Background Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given
the significant impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the evidence of the association between energy
balance and obesity. Methods In December 2015, the International Agency for Research on …

Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are
associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to …

Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends in early
adulthood. Most commonly, adolescence is divided into three developmental periods: early …

Importance Studies of trends in excess weight among European children throughout the last
few decades have rendered mixed results. Additionally, some studies were outdated, were …

In the last decades, autoimmune diseases have experienced a dramatic increase in Western
countries. The involvement of environmental factors is strongly suspected to explain this rise …

Short sleep duration is considered a potential risk for overweight/obesity in childhood and
adolescence. However, most of the evidence on this topic is obtained from cross‐sectional …

Objetivo. Actualizar las prevalencias de sobrepeso y obesidad (SP+ O) y estudiar algunos
determinantes asociados en población‹ 20 años, de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y …