Background: Family seems to play a critical role in children's weight status. However, the
evidence is equivocal with most of it suggesting the multifactorial mechanisms of obesity …

Purpose The purpose of the Raine Study is to improve human health and well-being by
studying the life-course of a cohort of Western Australians, based on a life-course …

Background Most existing studies on maternal employment and childhood
overweight/obesity are from the USA. They are predominantly cross-sectional and show a …

Background: Modern families are facing conflicting demands on their time and resources,
which may be at the detriment of child and family diet quality. Innovative nutrition …

It is unclear whether maternal working time has an impact on offspring's weight‐related
outcomes especially obesity; the objective of this study is to conduct the first meta‐analysis …

Several studies have documented a link between maternal employment and childhood
obesity, but the mechanisms are not clear. This study investigated the association of …

This study assessed the relationship between maternal working hours and stunting,
underweight and obesity in children under age 5 in China, using data from the China …

Existing research on childhood obesity shows that rising maternal employment is associated
with increases in child weight. This paper aims to estimate the effect of maternal employment …

Abstract Background and Study Aim. Despite the growing concern about sedentary
behaviors among the youth, there has been limited focus on understanding their impact …

Objective: This study examined parental work hours and household income as determinants
of discretionary (energy-dense, nutrient-poor) food and beverage intake in young children …