Background Overweight and obesity is a major public health concern that includes
associations with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during …

Obese children are at higher risk of being obese as adults, and adult obesity is associated
with an increased risk of morbidity. This systematic review and meta‐analysis investigates …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the evidence on whether childhood obesity is a
risk factor for adult disease, independent of adult body mass index (BMI). Ovid MEDLINE …

Methods: Systematic review with evidence searched from January 2002 to June 2010.
Studies were included if they contained a measure of overweight and/or obesity between …

BACKGROUND: It is uncertain which simple measures of childhood obesity are best for
predicting future obesity-related health problems and the persistence of obesity into …

Australia is predicted to have the highest overweight/obesity rate in the world by 2022
outranking the USA and UK. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the …

Background: While many studies have demonstrated positive associations between
childhood obesity and adult metabolic risk, important questions remain as to the nature of …

Objective This study aimed to test the association between anthropometric measures and
risk of developing hypertension. Methods We did a systematic search using PubMed and …

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 …

Background: Although the relationship between adult obesity and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) has been shown, the relationship with childhood obesity remains unclear. Given the …