UNLABELLED The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a current, nationally representative, random sample of pre-school-aged children in Poland and to compare their overweight and obesity rates with their peers from the US and Norway. MATERIAL AND METHODS The height and weight were measured in a total of 5026 randomly sampled children aged 2-6 years and t...

OBJECTIVE To test for differences in prospective associations between physical activity and obesity among black and white adolescent girls. DESIGN Prospective cohort study using data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. SETTING Multicenter study at the University of California (Berkeley), Children's Medical Center at the University of Cincinnati (Cincinn...

The development of overweight and obesity during late childhood early adolescence is one the most critical issues in public health. Additionally, over past few years, consumption protein has tended to increase both children adults. present study aimed evaluate whether type, either plant- or animal-sourced, as well quantity consumed, could potentially have a relationship with excess body weight ...

OBJECTIVE This article compares prevalence estimates of excess weight among Canadian children and youth according to three sets of body mass index (BMI) reference cut-points. The cut-points are based on growth curves generated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A secondary objective is to compare est...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the cut-off values for waist circumference (WC) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and to assess their use in screening for obesity in children. METHODS Anthropometric measurements of a total of 2621 boys and 2737 girls aged 6-17 years were analyzed. WC and MUAC values were compared with ROC analysis using body mass index (BMI) cut-off ...

OBJECTIVE The melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) is involved in body weight regulation. While many studies associated MC4R mutations with childhood obesity, information on MC4R mutations in Spanish children and adolescents is lacking. Our objective was to screen a population of children and adolescents from the north of Spain (Navarra) for MC4R mutations and to study the phenotypes of carriers...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and thinness among children in an Italian school. METHODS Five hundred ninety-five children (289 males and 306 females) were enrolled, aged between 6 and 19 years old, in Italian school in Rome. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated according to International Obesity Task Force (IOFT) cut-off points. By age criterion all participants h...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine the reliability of body mass index based (BMI) cutoff values in diagnosing obesity among Sri Lankan children. METHODS Height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) in 282 children were measured. Total body water was determined by deuterium dilution and fat mass (FM) derived using age and gender specific constants. A percent...

The changes of childhood obesity in Shanghai, one of the most urbanized areas in China, is believed to represent and forecast the childhood obesity prevalence in today metropolitans and future overall China. In this study, we provide estimates of the prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Shanghai from 2003 to 2008. One urban and one suburban district ...

BACKGROUND Obesity and lack of physical activity are fast becoming a concern among Malaysian adolescents. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess physical activity levels among Malaysian adolescents and investigate the association between physical activity levels and body composition such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and percentage of body fat. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 1361 sc...