No link between cesarean delivery and BMI in later childhood
1. Examination of anthopometric data on infants from 2 Danish prospective cohorts showed that infants born by cesarean delivery (CD) ...
Tag: childhood obesity
Physical activity may limit depressive symptoms in children
1. In a study of Norwegian children, those who engaged in more moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at ages ...
Fluctuating Weight-for-Length Trends in Infants from 2000 to 2014
1. The prevalence of infants with high weight-for-length ratios increased from 13.4% in 2000 to 14.5% in 2004, remained constant ...
Nonparental childcare attendance not linked to obesity
While children in nonparental care had higher BMIs at different intervals than children in parental care, when controlling for confounding ...
Adolescent bariatric surgery associated with improved mobility and reduced musculoskeletal pain
1. In this multi-center, prospective cohort study, adolescent patients undergoing bariatric surgery demonstrated improved functional mobility and reduced subjective musculoskeletal ...
Childhood obesity increasing slowly
1. The current prevalence of obesity among all children aged 2 to 19 years was 17.0% in the period between ...
Music celebrities endorse sugar-sweetened beverages, unhealthy foods
1. Among popular celebrities endorsing products, food and beverages were the second most commonly endorsed category after consumer goods. 2. ...
Eating in the absence of hunger linked to toddler obesity
1. Boys and older children were shown to consume more total calories as well as total calories from sweet foods ...
Study examines childhood obesity trends
1. In a study examining childhood obesity in children ages 2 to 5 from 2003 to 2012, findings suggest that ...
WIC revisions associated with higher diet quality in children
1. Compared to nonparticipants, children whose families were using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), ...