Background The literature on childhood and adolescent obesity is vast. In addition to
producing a general overview, this paper aims to highlight gender differences or similarities …

Taste is often cited as the factor of greatest significance in food choice, and has been
described as the body's 'nutritional gatekeeper'. Variation in taste receptor genes can give …

ObjectiveA school-based nutrition information programme was initiated in 1992 in two towns
in northern France (Fleurbaix and Laventie, FL) and was followed by a number of community …

We propose a new approach to guide health promotion practice. Health promotion should
draw on 2 related systems of reasoning: an evidential system and an ethical system. Further …

There has been a meteoric rise over the past two decades in the medical research and
media coverage of the so‐called global childhood obesity epidemic. Recently, in response …

Applying research to guide evidence-based practice is an ongoing and significant challenge
for public health. Developments in the emerging field of 'translation'have focused on different …

Although obesity was rarely observed among children 30 years ago, it is now evident among
Canadian children of all ages. Currently, 15.2% of 2-to 5-year-old children are overweight …

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over the last fifty years by approximately
5% per decade, and approximately a quarter of all children are now either overweight or …

Childhood obesity is a major concern for public health. There are multiple factors (eg,
genetic, social, and environmental) that contribute to unhealthy weight gain. Drawing from …

Best practice in obesity prevention has generally been defined in terms of 'what'needs to be
done while neglecting 'how'. A multifaceted definition of best practice, which combines …