Childhood obesity has become a global pandemic in developed countries, leading to a host
of medical conditions that contribute to increased morbidity and premature death. The …

Abstract Purpose Childhood and Adolescent overweight and obesity may be associated with
psychological problems. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and summarize …

Background Disordered eating behaviors are prevalent in adolescence and can have
harmful consequences. An important question is whether use of these behaviors in …

BACKGROUND: Dieting and unhealthy weight control behaviors are common among
adolescents and questions exist regarding their long-term effect on weight status …

Objective Due to the inconsistency of the research findings in the current literature, the
prevalence of binge and loss of control (LOC) eating among children and adolescents with …

Childhood obesity is a growing concern, and while progress has been made to understand
the association between multiple biological factors (ie, genetics, nutrition, exercise etc.), little …

Obesity may lead to depression or be one of its consequences. We reviewed population‐
based studies in order to, first, identify the most commonly used research methods, and …

To enhance the prevention and intervention efforts of childhood obesity, there is a strong
need for the early detection of psychological factors contributing to its development and …

To evaluate the causal effects of depression on obesity, longitudinal tests of the effect of
depression on follow-up obesity status were meta-analyzed. Combining data from 16 …

Loss of control (LOC) eating in youth is associated cross-sectionally with eating-related and
psychosocial distress and is predictive of excessive weight gain. However, few longitudinal …