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Changes in obesity and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Chinese adolescents: A longitudinal analysis from 2019 to 2020
Changes in obesity and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Chinese adolescents: A longitudinal analysis from 2019 to 2020
Summary Background Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Currently, t...
Is obesity in the brain? Parent perceptions of brain influences on obesity
Is obesity in the brain? Parent perceptions of brain influences on obesity
Summary Neuroimaging studies demonstrate associations of brain structure and function with children's eating behaviour and...
Infant intakes of human milk branched chain amino acids are negatively associated with infant growth and influenced by maternal body mass index
Infant intakes of human milk branched chain amino acids are negatively associated with infant growth and influenced by maternal body mass index
Summary Background Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs: isoleucine, leucine, and valine) and aromatic amino acids (AAAs: phe...
MicroRNAs as the promising markers of comorbidities in childhood obesity—A systematic review
MicroRNAs as the promising markers of comorbidities in childhood obesity—A systematic review
Summary Introduction Rising child obesity rate creates a need for tools quantifying changes in children suffering from obe...
Childhood obesity within the lens of racism
Childhood obesity within the lens of racism
Summary Despite decades of research and a multitude of prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity in the United S...
Use of person‐centred language among scientific research focused on childhood obesity
Use of person‐centred language among scientific research focused on childhood obesity
Summary Background Stigma towards children with obesity can begin as early as 3 years old, leading to increased ris...
The effects of experimentally manipulated social status and subjective social status on physical activity among Hispanic adolescents: An RCT
The effects of experimentally manipulated social status and subjective social status on physical activity among Hispanic adolescents: An RCT
Summary Background Low objective socioeconomic status (SES) and subjective social status (SSS), one's perceived social ran...
Birth with synthetic oxytocin and the risk of being overweight or obese during childhood
Birth with synthetic oxytocin and the risk of being overweight or obese during childhood
Summary Background Despite the importance of oxytocinergic signalling for satiety regulation and energy balance, the impac...
Intergenerational cardiovascular disease risks among Hispanics living in the United States
Intergenerational cardiovascular disease risks among Hispanics living in the United States
Summary Background Few studies have assessed intergenerational associations of obesity and cardiovascular disease risks fr...
Prospective associations between leukocyte telomere length and adiposity in childhood
Prospective associations between leukocyte telomere length and adiposity in childhood
Summary Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is associated with obesity and may be involved in its aetiology, but few studies h...
Changes in OGTT‐derived biomarkers in response to lifestyle intervention among Latino adolescents with obesity
Changes in OGTT‐derived biomarkers in response to lifestyle intervention among Latino adolescents with obesity
Summary Background Glucose concentrations during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) have been used as biomarkers to dif...
Exercise dose on hepatic fat and cardiovascular health in adolescents with excess of adiposity
Exercise dose on hepatic fat and cardiovascular health in adolescents with excess of adiposity
Summary Objective The HEPAFIT study was aimed at examining the impact of a 6-month physical education intervention, consid...
Longitudinal associations between executive control and body mass index across childhood
Longitudinal associations between executive control and body mass index across childhood
Summary Background Childhood obesity remains a prevalent public health concern. Executive control, a set of higher-order c...
Foetal tobacco and cannabis exposure, body fat and cardio‐metabolic health in childhood
Foetal tobacco and cannabis exposure, body fat and cardio‐metabolic health in childhood
Summary Background Foetal tobacco and cannabis exposure may have persistent cardio-metabolic consequences in the offspring...
Longitudinal associations between early child weight gain, parent feeding, child self‐regulation, and later child body mass index
Longitudinal associations between early child weight gain, parent feeding, child self‐regulation, and later child body mass index
Summary Background Few longitudinal studies have examined associations of child weight trajectories, maternal demandingnes...
Visceral fat and arterial stiffness in youth with healthy weight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes
Visceral fat and arterial stiffness in youth with healthy weight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes
Summary Background and objectives Visceral fat is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in adults, but studies in ...
Quantifying the overall impact of an early childhood multi‐behavioural lifestyle intervention
Quantifying the overall impact of an early childhood multi‐behavioural lifestyle intervention
Summary Background The overall impact of interventions targeting multiple behaviours remains largely unexplored. Objective...
Metabolomics in early life and the association with body composition at age 2 years
Metabolomics in early life and the association with body composition at age 2 years
Summary Background and Objectives Early life is a critical window for adiposity programming. Metabolic-profile in early li...
Eating in the absence of hunger in 18‐month‐old children in a home setting
Eating in the absence of hunger in 18‐month‐old children in a home setting
Summary Background Eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), the susceptibility to eat despite satiety, may increase overweig...
Early growth according to protein content of infant formula: Results from the EDEN and ELFE birth cohorts
Early growth according to protein content of infant formula: Results from the EDEN and ELFE birth cohorts
Summary Background In several systematic reviews, rapid weight gain in early life has been related to increased risk of la...
The role of parents in adolescent obesity treatment: Results of the TEENS+ randomized clinical pilot trial
The role of parents in adolescent obesity treatment: Results of the TEENS+ randomized clinical pilot trial
Summary Background The optimal role for involving parents in adolescent obesity treatment is unknown. Objective To demonst...
Central obesity in school‐aged children increases the likelihood of developing paediatric autoimmune diseases
Central obesity in school‐aged children increases the likelihood of developing paediatric autoimmune diseases
Summary Background The incidences of both paediatric obesity and autoimmune diseases have been increasing, but their relat...
Maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness in early childhood as predictors of children's weight at school age
Maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness in early childhood as predictors of children's weight at school age
Summary Background While previous research indicates that low maternal sensitivity in mother-child interactions puts child...
Anthropometric models to estimate fat mass at 3 days, 15 and 54 weeks
Anthropometric models to estimate fat mass at 3 days, 15 and 54 weeks
Summary Background Currently available infant body composition measurement methods are impractical for routine clinical us...