Does breastfeeding or the age at which other foods are introduced to infants affect the risk of obesity in early … measure of body fatness. In this study of 313 African American and Caucasian children, the authors find that a child's fatness …

With obesity on the rise in children as well as adults, finding ways to prevent childhood obesity has become a pressing …. This report reviews 17 behaviors proposed for maintaining healthy weight in children that could possibly be altered in the … home setting. The behaviors were ranked on the basis of evidence that, if practiced, they (1) could prevent obesity, (2 …

Schools are ideal settings for implementing programs to prevent and control childhood obesity. The authors review the …

promising, evidence-based clinical and community-based strategies to prevent and treat obesity for children and families. …

prevalence of obesity among preschool children and determine whether these differences are explained by socioeconomic factors …In the United States, a disparity among racial/ethnic groups in the prevalence of obesity is one of the great concerns … and enigmas in the obesity epidemic. This article seeks to determine whether there are racial/ethnic differences in the …

The current emphasis on increasing physical activity in young children has arisen in response to the childhood obesity … epidemic. The authors suggest that efforts to increase physical activity in young children might be more successful if we … emphasize other outcomes, besides obesity, and use different language. Specifically, they suggest using the word â …

Does eating school meals influence children’s dietary habits or chances of being overweight or obese? This study …