Background Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk
of future non‐communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Testing the effects …

Background Insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood increases the risk
of future chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. Objectives To assess the …

Results: Our results show that boys performed better than girls in speed, lower-and upper-
limb strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, and girls performed better in balance and …

Background: The European IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary-and lifestyle-
induced health effects in children and infants) study was set up to determine the aetiology of …

Objective: To investigate the reproducibility of food consumption frequencies derived from
the food frequency section of the Children's Eating Habits Questionnaire (CEHQ-FFQ) that …

What is already known about this subject Overweight and obesity can be linked to different
parental socioeconomic factors already in very young children. In Western developed …

Background: Increased preference for fat and sugar may have a role in overweight and
obesity development. However, this effect is likely to vary across different food cultures. To …

Abstract Study Objectives: To compare nocturnal sleep duration in children from 8 European
countries and identify its determinants. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Primary schools …

Worldwide, nutrition-related diseases have become a major health concern. The most
apparent consequence of unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity is excess body weight …

ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in
European children, and to evaluate the relationship between media availability in personal …