BACKGROUND Childhood and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The pathogenesis of obesity is complex and multifactorial, in which genetic and environmental contributions seem important. The gut microbiota is increasingly documented to be involved in the dysmetabolism associated with obesity. METHODS We conducted a systematic search for literature available before Oct...

Genomics of childhood obesity is an important and timely topic for investigators to better understand the role of gene function in the causation of childhood obesity, a significant health problem affecting much of westernized societies. Genetic abnormalities account for much of childhood obesity, syndromic and non-syndromic. Completion of the Human Genome Project and availability of genome sequ...

OBJECTIVE Recent studies conclude childhood intelligence has no direct effect on adult obesity net of education, but evolutionary psychological theories suggest otherwise. DESIGN AND METHODS A population (n = 17,419) of British babies has been followed since birth in 1958 in a prospectively longitudinal study. Childhood general intelligence is measured at 7, 11, and 16, and adult BMI and obes...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to identify the perception of childhood obesity in mothers of preschool children using Q methodology. METHODS A total of 38 Q statements about childhood obesity were obtained from 41 participants. The QUANL PC program was used to analyze the results. RESULTS There were three types of perception toward obesity in mothers of preschool children: the "au...