Pediatric Obesity

Papers
(The median citation count of Pediatric Obesity is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Early‐life exposure to tobacco and childhood adiposity: Identifying windows of susceptibility36
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Exposure to Metal Mixtures and Childhood Adiposity: An Examination of Periods of Heightened Susceptibility Between Gestation and Late Childhood27
Associations between eating behaviours and cardiometabolic risk among adolescents in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study23
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of individual‐level obesity treatment in paediatrics: A scoping review22
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An improved algorithm to harmonize child overweight and obesity prevalence rates21
The impact of community‐based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia by socio‐economic position: An individual participant data meta‐analysis21
Role of Sleep Duration and Timing on Paediatric BMI Across Childhood and Adolescence: Do Both Matter?21
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Association of gut microbiota and glucose metabolism in children with disparate degrees of adiposity18
Acute simulated weight gain might not increase the energy cost of walking in adolescents with obesity18
Mediterranean diet and obesity polygenic risk interaction on adiposity in European children: The IDEFICS/I.Family Study17
Impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on children overweight in Japan in 202016
Association between bone age maturity and childhood adiposity16
Afternoon school shift is associated with increased risk of overweight/obesity in 11–14‐year‐old females with early and intermediate chronotype16
Correction to “Unintentional error in formula preparation and its simulated impact on infant weight and adiposity”16
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Mendelian randomization analysis identified causal Association of Childhood Obesity with adult major depressive disorder15
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Gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with body composition in 5‐year‐old children: A cross‐sectional study in the Gen3G cohort15
Physical activity, screen time and body composition in 13‐year‐old adolescents: The Generation R Study14
Overweight/obesity is associated with problematic social media use: Addressing problematic social media use could help reduce overweight/obesity among adolescents14
Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and adolescents14
Child and mother characteristics associated with 6‐month weight gain for infants and toddlers during 6 to 36 months14
Assessment and impact of paediatric internalized weight bias: A systematic review13
Neurological‐related proteomic profiling in plasma of children with metabolic healthy and unhealthy overweight/obesity13
Metabolic Complications and Ultrasound‐Detected Liver Abnormalities in Paediatric Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy13
Identifying Children With Obesity at High Risk for Metabolic Syndrome: Sensitivity and Specificity of the Monocyte/HDL Index13
An addiction‐based digital weight loss intervention: A multi‐centre randomized controlled trial13
Evaluating the impact of community interventions on childhood obesity in populations living in low‐income households in Los Angeles: A simulation study12
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors according to Life's Essential 8 in children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta‐analysis including 1 526 17311
Associations of radiologic characteristics of the neonatal hypothalamus with early life adiposity gain11
Association of insufficient sleep and skipping breakfast with overweight/obesity in children and adolescents: Findings from a cross‐sectional provincial surveillance project in Jiangsu11
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Inflammatory Dietary Pattern Associated With Metabolic Biomarkers, Blood Pressure and Anthropometric Indicators in Brazilian Adolescents10
Priority Populations in Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Scoping Review10
The role of lifestyle in the impact of constant phthalate exposure on overweight and obesity: A longitudinal cohort study in China10
The use of submaximal parameters in the assessment of exercise capacity in children with obesity10
Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories10
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Identifying elevated child weight from 3 to 24 months: Early transitions into nonparental care and to solid foods10
Exploring the association between internalized weight bias and mental health among Canadian adolescents10
FirstStep2Health: A cluster randomised trial to promote healthy behaviours and prevent obesity amongst low‐income preschoolers10
Time spent on social media use and BMI z‐score: A cross‐sectional explanatory pathway analysis of 10798 14‐year‐old boys and girls10
Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated demographic and health factors in India: Findings from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS)10
Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity Among Under‐Five Children in Lower Middle‐Income Countries and Assessment of the Reported Associated Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis9
Lifestyle patterns in European preschoolers: Associations with socio‐demographic factors and body mass index9
Adolescents' chronotype and its association with obesity‐related outcomes: The EHDLA study9
Adolescent experiences of weight‐related communication: Sociodemographic differences and the role of parents9
Liver Fat Is Associated With Elevated FGF21 in Youth With Obesity but Without MASLD9
The effectiveness of multidisciplinary weight loss interventions is associated with initial cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with obesity9
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Anthropometry and Body Composition in Childhood: Follow‐Up of a Randomised, Double‐Blinded Controlled Trial With a Modified, Low‐Protein Infant Formula During Infancy9
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Household Food Insecurity Is Associated With Higher Adiposity Over Time Among Adolescents in Louisiana9
Oxidized high‐density lipoprotein and low‐density lipoprotein in adolescents with obesity and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease9
Association between excessive screen time and steatotic liver disease in adolescents: Findings from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey9
Modified body mass index z‐scores in children in New York City during the COVID‐19 pandemic9
Associations of cord blood leukocyte telomere length with adiposity growth from infancy to adolescence8
Association of intestinal microbiota and its metabolite markers with excess weight in Chinese children and adolescents8
Memory Performance and Hippocampal Volumes in Healthy Weight Children at High‐ and Low‐Familial Risk for Obesity8
Impact ofCOVID‐19 on childhood obesity: Data from a paediatric weight management trial8
The predictive utility of the in utero exposome for childhood adiposity in independent and integrated frameworks8
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Child ADHD and autistic traits, eating behaviours and weight: A population‐based study8
Association between sugar‐free beverage intake and childhood obesity among Chinese children and adolescents8
Nutrition transition's latest stage: Are ultra‐processed food increases in low‐ and middle‐income countries dooming our preschoolers' diets and future health?8
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Association Between Caffeine and Nicotine Use and Optimal Obesity Measures for Adolescents: A Refugee Adolescent Study8
Endotoxin Markers Are Elevated in Adolescents With Obesity With and Without Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease8
Racial Disparities in Paediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: An MBSAQIP Analysis7
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Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Versus Usual Care for Latino Youth With Prediabetes7
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South‐to‐South parental migration patterns and excess weight among children: Insights from a national cross‐sectional study in Colombia7
Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Is Associated With Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity7
Lifestyle‐based subtypes of childhood obesity and their association with cardiometabolic factors: A cluster analysis7
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Starting Age for Screening Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Children Using Controlled Attenuation Parameter on Transient Elastography6
Components of Adolescent Behavioural Interventions With Eating Disorder Outcomes: Systematic Review With Intervention Mapping6
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Body mass index and visual impairment in Israeli adolescents: A nationwide study6
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family‐Based Time Limited Eating to Treat Obesity6
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Clinical burden of hyperphagia, obesity and health outcomes in paediatric individuals with Bardet‐Biedl syndrome: A CRIBBS data analysis6
Trends in U.S. adolescent physical activity and obesity: A 20‐year age‐period‐cohort analysis6
Maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and offspring with overweight/obesity at preschool age: The possible role of epigenome‐wideDNAmethylation changes in cord blood6
Household food insecurity and childhood obesity/overweight among children with special healthcare needs: Results from a nationally representative sample of 10–17 years old U.S. children6
Performance of mid‐upper arm circumference to identify adolescents with obesity and metabolic syndrome: NHANES 2011–2018 analysis6
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COVID‐19‐related lockdowns and changes in overweight and obesity, movement behaviours, diet quality, and health‐related quality of life among regional Australian primary school children: A 6
Central Adiposity, Rather Than in Utero Exposure to Maternal Obesity or Gestational Diabetes, Predicts Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Children Aged 4–10 Years6
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Application of a composite scoring protocol to identify factors that contribute to the risk of overweight and obesity in Irish children6
Variation in ultra‐processed food consumption from 6 to 15 years, body weight and body composition at 15 years of age at The Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort6
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Effectiveness and predictors of weight loss response to phentermine plus lifestyle modifications among youth in a paediatric weight management clinical setting5
Early life social conditions and adverse experiences are associated with childhood BMI and perceived overeating5
Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: using New Zealand national electronic health data5
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Satisfaction with a meal kit delivery program and feasibility of a phase I trial in the intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity study5
Association between maternal and infant screen time with child growth and development: A longitudinal study5
Early‐life body mass index and the risk of six cardiovascular diseases: A Mendelian Randomization study5
A nation‐wide analysis of socioeconomic and geographical disparities in the prevalence of obesity and excess weight in children and adolescents in Spain: Results from the ENE‐COVID study5
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The association of breastfeeding duration on metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents, stratified by birth weight for gestational age5
The joint associations of high birth weight and not having siblings with metabolic obesity phenotype among school‐aged children and adolescents: A National Survey in China5
Associations between healthy eating index and anthropometric outcomes in multiethnic elementary‐aged children5
Regional Variations in Overweight and Obesity Among School‐Aged Adolescents: Evidence From the Cross‐Sectional Health Behaviour in School‐Aged Children Study in 26 European Union Countries5
Television watching during meals is associated with higher ultra‐processed food consumption and higher free sugar intake in childhood5
Factors that shape dietary intake in children in the context of increasing risk for obesity development5
Assessment of executive functions and physical activity in girls and boys with normal weight, overweight and obesity5
Unravelling the Ties: How Attachment Styles and Emotion Regulation Fuel Emotional Eating in Youth With Obesity—A Clinical Sample Study5
Serum zonulin as an index of glucose dysregulation in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity5
Community and School Programs, Policies and Environments Related to Child Dietary Intake:The Healthy Communities Study5
Considerations for the design and conduct of pediatric obesity pharmacotherapy clinical trials: Proceedings of expert roundtable meetings5
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Attrition rate and predictors of a monitoring mHealth application in adolescents with obesity4
Effects of Semaglutide on BMI and Cardiometabolic Profile in Adolescents With Variants in Monogenic Obesity‐Related Genes4
Weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A cross‐sectional analysis of primary care electronic medical records and linked health administrative datasets in Ontario, Can4
Prediction of resting energy expenditure for adolescents with severe obesity: A multi‐centre analysis4
Association of total and pancreatic serum amylase enzymatic activity with insulin resistance and the glucose and insulin responses to oral starch test in Mexican children4
Circadian variation of serum leptin and adipose tissue changes in children4
Differences across four major US urban areas in metabolic syndrome in the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth)4
Prenatal weight and regional body composition trajectories and neonatal body composition: The NICHD Foetal Growth Studies4
Adverse childhood experiences and appetitive traits in adolescence: A prospective cohort study4
Effect of Indo‐Mediterranean diet versus calorie‐restricted diet in children with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: A pilot randomized control trial4
Parental education and neighbourhood socioeconomic status in the prediction of childhood overweight: A multilevel analysis4
Association between calcium intake from different food sources during childhood and cardiometabolic risk on adolescence: The Generation XXI birth cohort4
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Delay discounting and nucleus accumbens functional connectivity are related to weight status in adolescents from the ABCD study4
What can stop the ‘pester power’? A longitudinal study on the impact of children's audiovisual media consumption on media‐motivated food purchase requests4
Machine Learning Prediction of Obesity Development in Children With Overweight Using Longitudinal Body Composition Data4
Exposure to Food Additives, Dietary Indicators, and Adiposity in Chilean Preschool Children4
The Appetitive Responses to a Meal Are Not Affected by Its Carbohydrate Content in Adolescents With Obesity: A Pilot Study3
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Association between gestational weight gain and risk of overweight at 3 years old: The Japan Environment and Children's Study3
Mediation by parent health literacy and behaviour of socioeconomic inequality in child overweight3
Association between body mass index at birth and neonatal health outcomes in preterm infants: A retrospective analysis3
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Childhood sleep and obesity risk: A prospective cohort study of 10 000 Swedish children3
Impact of prenatal exposure to delta 9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on birth size and postnatal growth trajectories3
Relationships examined: Parent and child readiness to change and sociodemographic characteristics in family based weight loss treatment3
The Impact of Sleep Loss on Screen Time in Children: Secondary Analyses of a Randomised Crossover Trial Using Objective Measures of Screen Time3
The effects of duration of any breastfeeding on body mass index in Australian children: Exploration of health, economic and equity impacts3
Short‐term complications and post‐acute sequelae in hospitalized paediatric patients with COVID‐19 and obesity: A multicenter cohort study3
Review of paediatric obesity and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease—A focus on emerging non‐pharmacologic treatment strategies3
Longitudinal associations between sleep and weight status in infants and toddlers3
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The association of ultra‐processed food intake with adolescent metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in the NHANES3
Relationship between chrononutrition and cardiometabolic risk in prepubertal children with and without excess weight3
Leptin resistance in children with in utero exposure to maternal obesity and gestational diabetes3
Food addiction and its impact on weight status in children and adolescents: The mediating role of responsive eating pattern3
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Potential cost‐effectiveness of e‐health interventions for treating overweight and obesity in Australian adolescents3
Residential Neighbourhood Environments and Health Behaviours Among Children and Adolescents Initiating Obesity Management Care: Secondary Analyses of Data From the CANadian3
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Problematic social media use and overweight/obesity: explanatory pathway analysis of 124 667 in‐school adolescents in 39 high‐income countries3
Longer Breastfeeding Is Associated With Healthier Body Mass Index Trajectories and Lower Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Youth Aged 9–12 Years3
Early life factors and hippocampal functional connectivity in children with overweight/obesity3
The impact of hypothetical early life interventions on rapid weight gain during infancy and body mass index at 5 and 8 years in Norway: The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa<3
Differential associations between television viewing, computer use, and adiposity by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in United States youth: A cross‐sectionalNHANESanalysis3
Prevalence of food and beverage brands in “made‐for‐kids” child‐influencer YouTube videos: 2019–20203
Population trajectories and age‐dependent associations of obesity risk factors with body mass index from childhood to adolescence across European regions: A two‐cohort study3
Association Between Parental Social Position and Childhood Overweight: Mediation by Lifestyle and BMI Patterns During Pregnancy3
Blenderized watermelon consumption decreases body mass index, body mass index percentile, body fat and HbA1c in children with overweight or obesity2
Pharmacological interventions for the management of children and adolescents living with obesity—An update of a Cochrane systematic review with meta‐analyses2
A survey of stakeholders' perceived importance of health indicators and subgroup analyses to inform the Canadian clinical practice guideline for managing paediatric obesity2
Negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization in a US sample of children and adolescents2
Genetic associations with consumption of palatable foods in the absence of hunger in response to food cues in children2
Associations of Physical Activity and Dietary Fat Quality With Arterial Health in Adolescents2
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Associations between parent and adolescent weight outcomes within two parent approaches to family‐based adolescent obesity treatment: Secondary analyses from the TEENS+ pilot trial2
Correction to “Mediators of the association between childhood body mass index and educational attainment: Analysis of a UK prospective cohort study”2
Trends in school‐neighbourhood inequalities and youth obesity: Repeated cross‐sectional analyses of the public schools in the state of California2
Different protein intake in the first year and its effects on adiposity rebound and obesity throughout childhood: 11 years follow‐up of a randomized controlled trial2
Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity trends among US children and adolescents aged 2–19, 2011–20232
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Diabetes screening outcomes in youth presenting for paediatric weight management: A report of the Paediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry2
Possible prediction of obesity‐related liver disease in children and adolescents using indices of body composition2
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Impact of the motivational interviewing for childhood obesity treatment: The Obemat2.0 randomized clinical trial2
Sleep‐disordered breathing and cardiometabolic and inflammatory markers in children with overweight/obesity: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness2
Evaluating appetite/satiety hormones and eating behaviours as predictors of weight loss maintenance with GLP‐1RA therapy in adolescents with severe obesity2
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Higher body mass index after intrapartum antibiotic exposure in children persists over 10‐years2
Motivations for engaging in or avoiding conversations about weight: Adolescent and parent perspectives2
Mediators of the association between childhood body mass index and educational attainment: Analysis of a UK prospective cohort study2
Variant reclassification over time decreases the level of diagnostic uncertainty in monogenic obesity: Experience from two centres2
The long‐term effects of primary school‐based obesity prevention interventions in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis2
Associations of adiponectin concentrations from birth until late adolescence with insulin resistance2
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Is family meal frequency associated with obesity in children and adolescents? A cross‐sectional study including 155 451 participants from 43 countries2
NET‐Works paediatric obesity prevention trial: 66 month outcomes2
Effect of a care‐coordinated responsive parenting intervention on obesogenic risk behaviours among mother–infant dyads enrolled in WIC2
Relationship between motivations and dietary behaviours within parent–adolescent dyads: Application of actor–partner interdependence models2
The longitudinal association between neighbourhood quality and cardiovascular risk factors among youth receiving obesity treatment2
Neighbourhood socio‐economic environment predicts adiposity and obesity risk in children under two2
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The effect of continuous glucose monitoring feedback on glycaemic variability in youth with obesity: A within‐participant feasibility study1
Assessing the longitudinal association between sleep, diet quality and BMIz‐score among Black adolescent girls1
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Primary care perspectives on prescribing anti‐obesity medication for adolescents1
Risk stratification of adolescents for the screening of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease1
The correlation of apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1 with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in children and adolescents with obesity1
Impulsivity and reward sensitivity facets as predictors of weight change in children: Differences by binge‐eating disorder diagnostic status1
Adolescent overweight and obesity in Ireland—Trends and sociodemographic associations between 1990 and 20201
Does an obesogenic family environment moderate the association between sports participation and body composition in children? The ENERGY project1
An open‐label 16‐week study of liraglutide in adolescents with obesity post‐sleeve gastrectomy1
Associations of Maternal Pre‐Pregnancy BMI With Frontostriatal Connectivity in Young Children1
Child temperament is associated with energy intake and its day‐to‐day variability among preschoolers—Results from a cross‐sectional DAGIS study1
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Associations of Acculturation With Added Sugars Intake and Weight Status Among Mexican American Adolescents in the United States, NHANES , 2009–20181
Effects of 8‐h time‐restricted eating on energy intake, dietary composition and quality in adolescents with obesity1
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Correction to ‘The Appetitive Responses to a Meal Are Not Affected by Its Carbohydrate Content in Adolescents With Obesity: A Pilot Study’1
Longitudinal Improvements in Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Children Enrolled in the CANadian Paediatric Weight Management Registry ( 1
Validity of the PortionSize App for Assessing Children's Dietary Intake: Results From a Pilot Study Conducted in Controlled and Free‐Living Settings1
Preferences and willingness to pay for early childhood healthy lifestyle initiative outcomes: A discrete choice experiment1
Higher consumption of ultra‐processed foods is associated with higher odds of overweight and obesity amongst under‐five children: A national cross‐sectional study in Lebanon1
Coexistence of obesity and hunger in young adolescents: Evidence from the Global School‐based Student Health Survey1
Effects of pictorial warnings on parents' purchases and perceptions of sugar‐sweetened beverage categories1
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Parent–child communication about weight: Priorities for parental education and support1
Development and application of a cost tool for a primary care‐based intensive health behaviour and lifestyle treatment1
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Misalignment among adolescents living with obesity, caregivers, and healthcare professionals: ACTION Teens global survey study1
The long‐term effects of a school‐based intervention on preventing childhood overweight: Propensity score matching analysis within the Generation R Study cohort1
Distinct racial and ethnic metabolic syndrome characteristics: A comparative assessment in low‐income children 7–10 years of age1
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Development and Application of Children's Sex‐ and Age‐Specific Fat‐Mass and Muscle‐Mass Reference Curves From Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry Data for Predicting Cardiometabolic Risk1
Associations between paediatric obesity, chemical mixtures and environmental factors, in a national cross‐sectional study of Canadian children1
The influence of parental body composition and lifestyle on offspring growth trajectories1
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