Optimal health and development from preconception to adulthood are crucial for human
flourishing and the formation of human capital. The Nurturing Care Framework, as adapted …

NAFLD has become a major public health problem for more than 2 decades with a growing
prevalence in parallel with the epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The disease …

Aims We aimed to conduct a systematic review of published studies on the incidence of type
2 diabetes in children and adolescents aged under 20 years and provide worldwide …

The usual way of thinking about growth in late adolescence is as the endpoint of earlier
investments in younger children, with the belief that all will be right as long as early growth is …

Background To plan social and health services, future life expectancy projections are
needed. The aim of this study was to forecast the future life expectancy for mainland China …

Adolescence represents a vulnerable phase of life for psychological health. The practice of
physical activity (PA) appears to have a positive influence on adolescents, increasing self …

The aim of this study was to determine urban–rural and regional differences in
anthropometric characteristics among adolescents aged 12–14, as well as to present the …

Middle childhood and early adolescence have received disproportionately low levels of
scientific attention relative to other life stages, especially as related to nutrition and health …

Summary The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) routinely measures height
and weight of primary school children aged 6–9 years and calculates overweight and …

The practice of using race or ethnicity in medicine to explain differences between individuals
is being called into question because it may contribute to biased medical care and research …